Health services

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who wish to commission a talking therapies service within the locality of Newcastle Gateshead CCG area. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) who are working for and on behalf of Newcastle Gateshead (CCG) who wish to commission talking therapies service for Newcastle Gateshead area. The contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2-year period at the contracting authority's discretion and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The procurement will be available to view on the In-Tend portal from the 20.9.2019. The basic principles of the open procurement route will be followed to test the capacity, capability and technical competence of Bidders in accordance with the light touch regime outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider: (a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the portal: supplier portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home hosted by In-Tend. It is free to register on the portal but if you have any problems registering on the portal, you should contact In-Tend at: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 In-Tends Helpdesk availability is: Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.