Health services

Tender description

NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is inviting providers of Domiciliary Care Services across the Essex footprint to apply for the Provision of Domiciliary Care Services in Essex. NHS Mid Essex CCG is running an Any Qualified Provider process, whereby any Provider who passes the financial and quality standards will be awarded a place on the AQP. It is anticipated that delivery of the services will begin in October 2017. Any contract that is competed for will cover the provision of Domiciliary Care Services to Mid Essex CCG. The contract duration will be for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months. It is possible that in future the programme of work will cover the seven Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), these Commissioning Authorities are: — North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group; — Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group; — West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group; — Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group; — Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group; — Southend Clinical Commissioning Group; and — Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group. The overall project aims of the Domiciliary Care Services are to: — Increase the quality of life for service users; — Assure quality of services and patient satisfaction; — Evidence best value for publicly funded services; — Establish common and robust; — Facilitate equitable choices for service users. The procurement was an AQP open to all Providers currently in the Domiciliary Care Services market or considering a move into the market within the geographic area. Delivery of the services begin in 8.11.2017. Any contract that is awarded will cover the provision of Domiciliary Care Services to Mid Essex CCG. All Providers meeting the minimum quality standards and pricing thresholds have been awarded a place on the AQP. The contract duration will be for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the Services was run as a bespoke, single stage application process akin to the Open procedure, involving a number of stages which are outlined within the suite of procurement documents. The Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.