RBG Public Health Framework

Tender description

The Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to respond to this invitation to tender (ITT) exercise to establish an RBG Public Health Framework. The Framework is comprised of four Lots. This includes Lot 1 Sexual Health Services, Lot 2 Preventative Health Services, Lot 3 Drug & Alcohol Services and Lot 4 Combination Lot for Integrated public health services. RBG is establishing a flexible Framework Agreement which deviates from traditional Framework Agreements in that it is designed to enable new providers to be admitted to it during its term. The duration of the framework shall be for four years, commencing on or around January 2025. The evaluation process to appoint potential framework providers on to this Framework will be a one-stage procedure involving the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) which will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. With additional specific scored questions which will be asked in relation to Lot 1 Sexual Health Services, Lot 2 Preventive Health Services and Lot 3 Drug & Alcohol Services. Tenderers who pass the required minimum standards will be appointed onto the relevant lots. Tenderers who are appointed to two Lots or more (from Lot 1 Sexual Health Services, Lot 2 Preventive Health Services and Lot 3 Drug & Alcohol Services) will automatically be appointed to Lot 4 Combination Lot for integrated services. RBG provides no guarantee of any work or any minimum volumes to any appointed Framework Provider. Services will be called off from the Framework through mini-competitions Providers appointed to the relevant Lot will be invited to participate. The Council may in its discretion choose to award an order via a direct award process only where there is only one supplier under the relevant lot or where the other suppliers under the lot are unable to provide the services. This procurement adheres to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) competitive procedure. This Framework may also be used with the agreement of the Royal Borough of Greenwich by the six South East London (SEL) Boroughs and the South East London (SEL) Integrated Commissioning Board. Keywords: sexual health sevices, preventative health services, drug & alcohol services, public health