Official UK procurement notice
NHSGGC0735 - Epilepsy Services
Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has a base population of 1.2m people, and it provides services for people with neurological conditions, including Epilepsy, from the Institute of Neurological Sciences. The Institute is a world-recognised specialist centre for Neurology, Neurosurgery, Spinal Injuries and Neurorehabilitation Medicine.
Its neurological services are provided predominantly to the populations of:
-NHS Ayrshire & Arran
-NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
-NHS Highland – Argyll & Bute HSCP
-NHS Lanarkshire
INS also provides a range of regional and national services to wider populations of up to 5.5m people.
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde now wishes to commission a robust set of services to provide support and care to people with Epilepsy and their families and carers which aligns to the aims and strategies of both NHS Scotland and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde in particular.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wishes to commission a specialist support service for…AwardedRenewal
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wishes to commission a specialist support service for people affected by epilepsy.
This Epilepsy Support Service is expected to provide a person-centred, flexible, equalities-sensitive model of care which provides support throughout the many years which people will live with the condition.
Key roles of the service will include:
-A focus on self-management for people with Epilepsy which helps to support them out with the hospital environment
-Promoting mental and physical well-being - this could include resources for stress, memory or healthy eating, etc.
-Assisting individuals to navigate the health and social care systems, including signposting to relevant existing NHS, HSCP, and other Third Sector services
-Assisting individuals in navigating the benefits system
-As part of the two areas above, addressing digital inequalities
-Emotional support, including counselling, to people with Epilepsy and their families or carers and a listening ear for people who need it
-Provision of information and advice, including supporting literature, to people with Epilepsy and their families or carers
-Building peer support networks and other non-medicalised interventions for supporting people with Epilepsy and their families or carers
-Developing generic awareness-raising training package(s) which can be delivered to learning communities covering all ages (term-time only) as requested by the school, college, etc.
All services must also be delivered in accordance with NHS Scotland strategies, in particular:
-The National Healthcare Quality Strategy
-The National Health and Social Care Delivery Plan
-Realistic Medicine
It will be the responsibility of the successful bidder to manage their Epilepsy support services flexibly to ensure that there is consistency of support offered, including management of waiting times for accessing services, if such times are agreed between the NHSGGC and the successful bidder.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 100
- Cost: 0
- Economic & financial standing
With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderer are required to state the value for the following financial ratio:
Current Ratio (Liquidity Ratio)
(Total Current Assets divided by total current liabilities)
The acceptable range for this financial ratio is:
>0.99
With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderer are required to state the value for the following financial ratio:
Net Profit Margin
(Net profits divided by revenue x 100)
The acceptable range for this financial ratio is:
>0 (i.e positive)
Minimum: With reference to SPD question 4B.5.1a it is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract Professional Indemnity Insurance = GBP2m With reference to SPD question 4B.5.1b it is a requiremen… - Technical & professional ability
With reference to SPD question 4C.1.2 Tenderers are required to provide examples that demonstrate they have the relevant experience to deliver the service. Examples must be from within the last 3 years. You should use the attached template to provide 2 examples that demonstrates experience that is relevant to this procurement exercise. Your completed response should be no more than 2 pages of A4. The completed response should be uploaded to question 4C.1.2. This is pass/fail question. If examples are not provided, this will result in a fail. If the examples provided do not demonstrate the required level of experience, this will result in a fail.
Minimum: With reference to SPD question 4D.1, Bidders must evidence a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out respons…
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 14 Sept 2022, 10:16 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Dec 2022, 15:26 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Oct 2022 – …
- Authority reference
GGC0735- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034662- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036848Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:716038)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Timeline
17 Oct 2022 → 7 Dec 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
- Notice published7 Dec 2022, 15:26 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Dec 2022, 15:26 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epilepsy ConnectionsSME | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034662-2022-GGC0735-1 · Epilepsy ConnectionsSME
- Signed
- 7 Dec 2022
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Epilepsy ConnectionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.