Health and social work services in Derby – Framework Lead

The current contract for Health and social work services in Derby is projected to end on 26//1/2018 and may be available for re-tender.The current contract for Health and social work services in Derby included the provision of immunisation services to children of school age. The NHS England Area Teams included in this procurement include:1. Arden, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.2. Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country.3. Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.4. East Anglia.5. Essex.6. Hertfordshire and South Midlands.7. Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.Please note that GEMCSU is leading this procurement but will not be the contracting authority. Although the procurement process is collaborative, any resulting contract will be subject to separate awards — 1 for each Area Team lot(s).A draft service specification will be available to the economic operators expressing and interest once Invitations to Tender have been issued. However, the immunisation services covered by this contract opportunity are as follows:1. Meningitis C immunisation programme (National Service Specification 6).2. Human papillomavirus (HPV) programme. (National Service Specification 11).3. Td/IPV (teenage booster) immunisation programme.4. Seasonal influenza programme for children (2014-15 programme) (see text for further details).The SAIS objectives are to provide high quality and timely immunisation services, in accordance with the above national service specifications. The future provider will be expected ensure immunisation uptake rates are achieved in line with contractual key performance indicators and national uptake expectations.It should be noted that NHS England, in accordance with recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations, is intending to commission influenza immunisations for all 2-16 year olds over the coming years. 2-4 year olds were provided with immunisations against influenza universally across England in financial year 14/15 and it is intended this will be extended to 5 and 6 year olds in financial year 15/16. In some areas the extent of this immunisation programme is wider due to the existence of pilot programmes. Children aged 2-4 years of age will be offered influenza immunisations by their registered GP and as such this age group will remain excluded from this procurement.Economic operators expressing an interest in this contract opportunity should note that influenza immunisation services will be included in each of the potential contract Lots, unless notified to the contrary. Further details and specific requirements for each Area Team’s Lots will be published in the documentation released subsequent to this advert.It should be noted that the provision of influenza immunisations has been excluded from the contract value cited in this advert due to the uncertain profile of the future roll-out. It should also be noted that once included within the scope of any future contract the contract value could be increased by up to 5 times the values stated in this advert. Given the uncertainty of the roll-out of this programme, NHS England reserves the right to remove influenza immunisations from any contract Lot at any stage during this procurement.NHS England Area Teams are looking to award one contract per lot across the area starting in 1.9.2015.Neither the Commissioners nor potential Providers will be obligated to further commitment as a result of initial expressions of interest.The SAIS contract will be for a term of 36 months with option to extend up to 2 further years over a minimum of 2 x 12 months instalment to a maximum of 5 years.Providers must have the appropriate Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration.The tender process will be a 2 stage restricted process:1) Stage 1: Pre-Qualification:Bidders wishing to express an interest in participating in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) stage should register their interest on the EU Supply Website (Bravo solutions)to access the documentation. To register on EU Supply please log on to the following website:The PQQ documentation will be available from 24:00 on 19.9 2014 and should be completed by the closing date of 12:00 on 3.10.2014. All submissions will be evaluated using pre-determined scoring criteria. All correspondence relating to the tender throughout all stages of the process must be managed through BRAVO only. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification from the process. To register on the portal:— from the portal Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link;— accept the terms and conditions for using the portal;— complete your organisation and personal details;— choose a memorable username and submit;— you will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a‘Forgot my Password’ link on the portal homepage).To express Interest in the PQQ:— login with your unique username and password;— from the suppliers reserved area click ‘PQQs Open to All Suppliers’ — this is a repository of all PQQ’s open toany registered supplier;— browse the PQQs (there may be more than one page) and select the relevant PQQ.Correspondence will only be dealt with through the Bravo website.The service to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) (‘the Regulations’). Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services.2) Stage 2: Invitation to Tender:NHS England is offering 18 separate lots as follows:Lot 1:Arden, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.Lot 2:Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country — Birmingham.Lot 3:Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country — Solihull.Lot 4:Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country — Wolverhampton.Lot 5:Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country — Sandwell.Lot 6:Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country — Dudley.Lot 7:Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country — Walsall.Lot 8:Birmingham, Solihull, Black Country — Black Country (Surge Capacity).Lot 9:Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire — Derby City.Lot 10:Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire — Derby County.Lot 11:Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire — Nottingham City.Lot 12:Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire — Notts County.Lot 13:East Anglia — Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.Lot 14:East Anglia — Suffolk and Norfolk.Lot 15:Essex.Lot 16:Leicestershire and Lincolnshire — Leicestershire County, Leicester City and Rutland County Local Authority Areas.Lot 17:Leicestershireand Lincolnshire — Lincolnshire County Local Authority Area.The second stage will involve the short-listed organisations being invited to tender.Correspondence will only be dealt with through the Bravo website.This tender is being administered on behalf of NHS England by Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit.