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01 Prior Information Notice (PIN)

Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board.

  • First published: 03 February 2025
  • Last modified: 03 February 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-147833
Published by:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Authority ID:
AA0221
Publication date:
03 February 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
01 Prior Information Notice (PIN)
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

NWSSP Procurement Services is issuing this PIN to notify third sector voluntary organisations of the Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21 CPV: 75200000, 75200000, 85323000.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services

Frontline Procurement, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Block A, Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Baglan Way.

Baglan

SA12 7BX

UK

Contact person: Nicola Craven

Telephone: +44 1639684436

E-mail: nicola.craven@wales.nhs.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board.

Reference number: Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21

II.1.2) Main CPV code

75200000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

NWSSP Procurement Services is issuing this PIN to notify third sector voluntary organisations of the Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025

From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only.

Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 8 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

75200000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL18

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Swansea Bay University Health Board currently spends approximately 2 million GBP through Service Level Agreements with Third Sector / voluntary / community organisations to deliver a range of services and support for our population across the local authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Services are delivered across the Health Board footprint in the following areas:

Admission Avoidance & Discharge Support

Adult Mental Health Support Services

Cancer and Palliative Care including Children and Young People

Carers

Children and Young People

Emergency Response

General Information, Advice, Support and Counselling

Learning Disability

Lifestyle Change and Population Health

Older People’s Mental Health Services and Dementia

Participation, Coproduction and Facilitation

Stroke

Substance Misuse

Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Services

Green initiative

Transport

The Health Board sees the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations as a crucial partners in both building community and

individual resilience and in delivering services differently to support people’s well-being and self -care as well as providing services

contributing to the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act

2015 in providing earlier interventions, more preventative services, accessing care closer to home and improving people’s ability to manage

their own well-being and health.

In addition, the Health Board are further looking at how we can shape future services in line with our Clinical Services Plan and Changing

for the Future and to transfer care and services from the statutory to the voluntary sector in areas such as:

Helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions

Reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital

Supporting patients waiting for operations

Developing a 7 day a week services

Reshaping adult and older people’s mental health and learning disability services

We also want to ensure that we can explore commissioning in the future and these lots will also be included in the procurement;

Advocacy

Bereavement

Community Resilience

Health Inequalities

Housing

Out of Hospital Care

LGBTQ+

Safeguarding

Sustainability Agenda

In line with its Strategic Framework for the Voluntary Sector 2023-2027 the Health Board is now seeking to commence a procurement

exercise for services provided by Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations. The Framework was co-developed and

co-produced with the sector and outlines an ambitious programme of change.

Our ambition is that the Health Board and the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations will further develop our existing

strong and effective relationships, leading to more services being delivered jointly across both local authority areas, ensuring that

partnership and funding arrangements are effective and efficient.

We would like to invite Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations who may be interested in providing any services fitting into

the lots above to the first in a series of pre-procurement market engagement events to:

Understand the intentions of the market and identify any challenges or barriers

Enable the Health Board to understand how our current service needs can shaped and delivered by the Sector Inform the Health Board of

the current market position and possible options available

II.2.14) Additional information

Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85323000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL18

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Swansea Bay University Health Board currently spends approximately 2 million GBP through Service Level Agreements with Third Sector / voluntary / community organisations to deliver a range of services and support for our population across the local authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Services are delivered across the Health Board footprint in the following areas:

Admission Avoidance & Discharge Support

Adult Mental Health Support Services

Cancer and Palliative Care including Children and Young People

Carers

Children and Young People

Emergency Response

General Information, Advice, Support and Counselling

Learning Disability

Lifestyle Change and Population Health

Older People’s Mental Health Services and Dementia

Participation, Coproduction and Facilitation

Stroke

Substance Misuse

Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Services

Green initiative

Transport

The Health Board sees the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations as a crucial partners in both building community and

individual resilience and in delivering services differently to support people’s well-being and self -care as well as providing services

contributing to the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act

2015 in providing earlier interventions, more preventative services, accessing care closer to home and improving people’s ability to manage

their own well-being and health.

In addition, the Health Board are further looking at how we can shape future services in line with our Clinical Services Plan and Changing

for the Future and to transfer care and services from the statutory to the voluntary sector in areas such as:

Helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions

Reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital

Supporting patients waiting for operations

Developing a 7 day a week services

Reshaping adult and older people’s mental health and learning disability services

We also want to ensure that we can explore commissioning in the future and these lots will also be included in the procurement;

Advocacy

Bereavement

Community Resilience

Health Inequalities

Housing

Out of Hospital Care

LGBTQ+

Safeguarding

Sustainability Agenda

In line with its Strategic Framework for the Voluntary Sector 2023-2027 the Health Board is now seeking to commence a procurement

exercise for services provided by Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations. The Framework was co-developed and

co-produced with the sector and outlines an ambitious programme of change.

Our ambition is that the Health Board and the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations will further develop our existing

strong and effective relationships, leading to more services being delivered jointly across both local authority areas, ensuring that

partnership and funding arrangements are effective and efficient.

We would like to invite Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations who may be interested in providing any services fitting into

the lots above to the first in a series of pre-procurement market engagement events to:

Understand the intentions of the market and identify any challenges or barriers

Enable the Health Board to understand how our current service needs can shaped and delivered by the Sector Inform the Health Board of

the current market position and possible options available

II.2.14) Additional information

Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025. From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only.

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

01/04/2025

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

The intent of this notice is to notify Third Sector Providers of the re-opening of the Framework Due Diligence Stage February 2025.

The window will be open on Bravo E Tender Wales From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025 (One Month)

Project Reference: project_58449

PQQ Reference: ppq_33640

Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21

(WA Ref:147833)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

03/02/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85323000 Community health services Social services
75200000 Provision of services to the community Administration, defence and social security services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1018 Swansea

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
nicola.craven@wales.nhs.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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