INSOURCING OF CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES (SBS10203)

Concepts

• health services
• hertfordshire
• clinical support services
• nhs shared business services
• nhs shared business services limited
• nhs shared business services act
• the pre-existing framework agreement sbs10203 insourcing
• insourcing of clinical support services
• insourcing
• clinical

Location

Description

This procurement is a re-opening of competition for the pre-existing Framework Agreement SBS10203 Insourcing of Clinical Support Services which is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime ('LTR') and is therefore subject to limited regulation. It will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015. Suppliers currently awarded to the pre-existing Framework Agreement do not need to re-apply, should a currently awarded supplier bid for this opportunity their bid will be rejected. This does not affect the standing of currently awarded suppliers. NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework. NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Insourcing of Clinical Support Services and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agreements-support

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

The award of the framework agreement was conducted under the Light Touch Regime ('LTR'). This was conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). Competition may be re-opened under the light touch regime at specific points during the terms should it be deemed appropriate or should there be sufficient new entrants into the marketplace. New Entrants will only be awarded contracts for the remaining term of the Framework Agreement. Pursuant to the original Contract Notice, NHS Shared Business Services intends to re-open competition in accordance with the Framework Agreement rules. The values provided are estimated and is based upon the National Elective Recovery budget published by NHS England and by using an average contractual value across all procurements under the previous iteration of the Insourcing of Clinical Support Services framework agreement. NHS SBS cannot guarantee to successful Suppliers any business through this Framework Agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the Framework Agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice.