Services at NHSS Hospitals - Insourcing DPS

A Tender Notice
by THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Dps (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£-£150M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
16 Aug 2022
Delivery
To 20 Aug 2027 (est.)
Deadline
15 Sep 2022 11:00

Concepts

Location

Scotland:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Provision of Medical Services to NHS Scotland Health Boards

Lot Division

1 Medical Insourcing Services

This Lot covers Insourcing Services, suppliers providing teams to carry out procedures utilising NHSS Health Board facilities (i.e Theatres at Weekends) to reduce waiting times and/or increase HB capacity to provide increased patient care. The types of services to be provided are See, Treat or See & Treat covering, but not limited to, the following specialities; Anaesthetics Breast Surgery Cardiology Dermatology Endocrinology Endoscopy ENT Gastroenterology General Surgery Gynaecology Haematology Hand & Plastics Maxillofacial Neurology Ophthalmology Orthodontics Orthopaedics Radiography Respiratory Rheumatology Urology Vascular
2 Mental Health Services

Mental Health is for the provision of suitably qualified staff to provide Mental Health Service at NHS Hospitals or remotely, to reduce the Waiting Times and/or provide a service that the hospital is unable to provide under its current capacity.
3 Mobile/Modular Units - Staffed

Lot 3 covers Mobile and Modular Units - Staffed, that can be placed on sites to increase the capacity of the hospital by increasing space for diagnosing/treating patients and the provision of patient care. It is envisaged that the provision of this service would be a provider of the Mobile/Modular Units providing the staffing as a full service. It is envisaged that the services delivered through this lot will be longer term and allow for more consistency through long term agreements for the provision of services. A full set of conditions for the operation of this service will be provided by the Health Board at mini competition. The types of Mobile/Modular Units that may be required in this Lot are, but shall not be limited to: Cancer Wards Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Department Clean Room Clinics Discharge Lounge Emergency Rooms Endoscopy ENT Wards Gastroenterology Ward General Surgery Haematology Intensive Care Units Maternity Wards Microbiology Labs Neurology Outpatient Wards Pharmacy
4 Virtual Services

Lot 4 is for the provision of suitably qualified staff to provide a Virtual Diagnostic Service for NHS Hospitals to help reduce the Waiting Times and/or provide a service that the hospital is unable to provide under its current capacity. This service will be delivered remotely through a secure online service. Suppliers MUST be able to provide evidence of standards applied, approach to staff recruitment and training, monitoring of performance and outcomes/quality/clinical governance, patient consent, complaints and incident handling and records management.

Renewal Options

As this is a DPS changes in duration can be affected by a communication to FTS.

CPV Codes

  • 85111000 - Hospital services

Indicators

  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are available.
  • Financial restrictions apply.
  • Professional qualifications are sought.
  • It is a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for many bidders.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The PQQ is for a DPS for Potential Providers with the potential for utilising unused capacity within hospitals in the provision of range of inpatient procedures and clinics to support the NHS in Scotland in delivering comprehensive and effective healthcare services. Potential Providers are invited to submit a PQQ demonstrating capability for diagnosis and treatment of medical and surgical procedures for adults and children to be performed by named qualified and competent consultants, surgeons and other qualified staff, with all appropriate and necessary steps taken to limit complications, minimise infection, and to provide where appropriate aftercare and follow-up. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 20785. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: This is the creation of a DPS and will be adding Potential Providers to a Buyers Guide. This process will not be Sub-contracted. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Community benefits may be applied at point of call off through mini-tender for the DPS. As spend is not certain, community benefits cannot be imposed at the establishment of the DPS. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 20785. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: This is the creation of a DPS and will be adding Potential Providers to a Buyers Guide. This process will not be Sub-contracted. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: It is a mandatory requirement that potential framework participants agree to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this framework. Potential framework participants are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a brief summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and also what impact and outcomes these have achieved. Community benefits may be applied at point of call off through mini-tender for the DPS. As spend is not certain, community benefits cannot be imposed at the establishment of the DPS. Potential framework participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits. (SC Ref:684757)

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