Official UK procurement notice
Kent Community Health Foundation Trust Children Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service Procurement
Authority: NHS Commercial Solutions (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKCHFT and SCFT, are looking for a provider to support the Diagnostic pathway and reduce the waiting times in both Kent and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. They currently have 2,473 in Kent and 1,556 children in SCFT services in West Sussex and Brighton & Hove sitting on the ASD diagnostic pathway with a waiting time of 3.5 years in north and west Kent and East Sussex.
The contract will be for a three year period with the option to extend for a further 2, one year periods.
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1TKCHFT and SCFT, are looking for a provider to support the Diagnostic pathway and…RenewalPublished value£200,000
TKCHFT and SCFT, are looking for a provider to support the Diagnostic pathway and reduce the waiting times in both Kent and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove. They currently have 2,473 in Kent and 1,556 children in SCFT services in West Sussex and Brighton & Hove sitting on the ASD diagnostic pathway with a waiting time of 3.5 years in north and west Kent and East Sussex.
The contract will be for a three year period with the option to extend for a further 2, one year periods.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Aug 2022, 09:52 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2023, 10:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Feb 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-001802- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035ea5Find a Tender
Publisher note: The purpose of this notice is to alert interested parties to the intention of the Awarding Authority to publish a tender for the services identified. Full tender information and documentation will be provided on the issue of the Invitation To Tender anticipated towards the end of September 2022. The current contract will expire at midnight on the 31st March 2023.https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022157-2022? The contract to be awarded will commence 1st April 2023 for a proposed term of 3 years (exact contract terms will be available with tender documentation). The successful Provider will be expected to: Deliver provision of Autism Spectrum Disorder clinics including assessment and diagnosis for children and young people 3 years to 11 years in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley and west Kent Tender documentation will be made available on publication of the ITT. The process will be a single stage although an early submission of intent to bid will be sought. The Invitation to Tender will be open to all suitably qualified providers. This notice is voluntary and does not mean that the Awarding Authority accepts that the Regulations apply to this intended procurement to any greater extent simply by virtue of the publication of the notice or utilisation of a particular procurement process. This notice is published for information only - it is not a call for competition. Please note that this PIN does not represent a formal stage in the procurement process and will play no part in any subsequent evaluation process. Expressions of Interest at this stage do not in any way constitute pre-qualification for this opportunity. Suppliers wishing to express an interest for this opportunity need to: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register. Bravo Project reference = Project_4944 and PQQ reference = PQQ_1133 Titled: “Provision of Autism diagnostic assessments for children (3 - 11years) living in North and West Kent”. Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will receive an email with your unique password (please keep secure) 2. Express an Interest - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the PQQs/ITTs open to all suppliers' link. - Click PQQ_1133 to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs' page.(This is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Feb 2023, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
30 Sept 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected30 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published20 Jan 2023, 10:57 GMT
- Submission deadline27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Feb 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2023- Published value published: £200,00020 Jan 2023, 10:57 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Jan 2023, 10:57 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Jan 2023, 10:57 GMT
- Deadline published: 27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT20 Jan 2023, 10:57 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- East Sussex HospitalContracting authority
- Queen Victoria HospitalContracting authority
- University Hospital SussexContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria