Care in a nursing or residential Care Home setting for Patients requiring NHS Continuing Healthcare

Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS Stoke on Trent Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Stafford and surrounds Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, (The CCGs) are inviting suitably qualified providers of domiciliary care to submit an indicative tender to be included in a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the management and service provision of patients Newly Requiring NHS Continuing Healthcare. It is the intention of the commissioner that the service be split into the following lots:

— fast track (end of life),

— learning disability,

— mental health,

— physical disability,

— funded nursing care.

The service requirement covers patients registered with a GP within one of the CCGs geographies.

Challenging Behaviour

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

Dementia

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

End of Life

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

FNC — High

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

FNC — Single

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

Functional Mental Health

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

General Nursing Care

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

Learning Disability — Nursing

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

Learning Disability — Residential

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

Physical Disability — Residential

Heron House, 120 Grove Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4LX, UNITED KINGDOM.

Providers should have the ability to provide professional care in a nursing and residential setting to individuals with complex care support needs.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the DPS Entry Guide for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the tender process. By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation.

5 year contract, plus an option to extend for another 5 years.

Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means and may also be through the medium of an electronic reverse auction. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a Central Purchasing Body for another NHS body (please refer to the indicative tender documents for details) with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the indicative tender documents. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the course of the tender process. Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net Interested parties must register their organisation and then download the indicative tender documents from the supplier contract management system https://www.sproc.net Applications for inclusion in this notice can be submitted at any time throughout the 3-year duration of the DPS.

By applying for inclusion in the notice and subject to meeting the minimum entry standards as set out in the indicative tender documentation, providers will be invited to submit tenders. The CSU, on behalf of the participating CCGs, will issue requests for tenders to providers admitted to the DPS as and when a requirement arises and will not be subject to a simplified OJEU notice. The award criteria for the service provision will be stipulated in the tender documentation. Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of the CCGs reserve the right to vary the award criteria, including, the use of historical performance as stipulated in the tender documentation. Details of the DPS, together with full instructions are provided in the indicative tender documents available to download from http://demand.sproc.net The estimated total value of services to be purchased for the entire duration of the DPS is purely indicative and cannot be guaranteed by the CSU or the participating CCGs. The services to which this advertisement relates are for health services and therefore remain within the scope of section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Neither placement of this advertisement nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authority intends to hold itself bound by any Regulations, save those applicable to Light Touch Regime Services (Section 7).