PIN - For the provision of Nursing Homes beds for eligible continuing health care clients

The 4 Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Groups are planning to re-procure the provision of Nursing Homes beds for eligible continuing health care clients resident in Derbyshire.

The current contracts expire on 31st July 2016. The Commissioners are inviting all potential providers to attend a provider engagement event in January 2016. In order to minimise travel for those wanting to attend; the provider engagement event has been scheduled at two locations on the following dates:-

14th January 2016 - Riverside Centre - AM 29th January 2016 - Post Mill Centre - PM

If you wish to attend one of these events please register by 17:00 on Friday 8th January 2016 at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk; following the instructions detailed in this notice then click on the pqq_175

Additional information: Please note that all dates in relation to this advert are indicative and may be subject to change.

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.

The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) ('the Regulations').

Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services.

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk