CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Community Based Pain Management Service for Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations that could provide the specified service of Pain Management Services.

The service provision will give the Health Board the necessary capacity to deliver 52 weeks referral to treatment (RTT) by March 2015.

The service will provide a quality and safe Pain Management service for 100 patients in a community care setting for patients who are registered with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) General Practitioners (GPs).

The provision of a community chronic pain management service is to be provided on behalf of the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in accordance with map of medicine pathways as a standard as approved by the British Pain Society (BPS). The successful provider will be expected to triage and undertake a community assessment, placing patients on the most appropriate clinical pathway.

Implementation of this proposal will enable the realisation of the following objectives:

- Reduction in clinical risks for patients with long waiting times

- Improved access, equality and patient experience

- Opportunity to pilot a community based pain management service

- Opportunity to test alternative pain management configuration, which will support future configuration of local services to meet future demand

- To deliver 52 weeks (Referral To Treatment)waiting times by March 2015

- To see and treat 100 patients by 31st March 2015.

- To provide quality community based Pain Management services within BCUHB.

- To provide services that comply with accepted best practice, relevant guidelines in clinical practice and robust governance arrangements.

- To provide a complete holistic patient focussed care package; including information, advice and counselling

- To ensure consistent and continuous care between health professionals, and effective and efficient communication.

- To improve access and convenience for patients

- To provide timely care and improve patient outcomes

The successful provider will see and treat all patients by the 31st March 2015.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

(WA Ref:24339)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Bidders should consult their legal advisor. The Contracting Authority will, on a voluntary basis, allow for a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and concluding the contract.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice