Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England South (South East)
N/A
Wharf House, Medway Wharf Road
Tonbridge
TN91RE
UK
Contact person: Louise Smith
E-mail: scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
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
Integrated Mental Health Services to Kent and Medway Prisons
Reference number: PR002669
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS England South (South East), the commissioner, commissioned an Integrated Mental Health Service for Kent and Medway Prisons to: HMP Elmley, HMP Swaleside, HMP Standford Hill HMP/YOI Rochester, HMP Maidstone, HMP/YOI East Sutton Park.
The contract will be for an initial term of 5 years, with a possible extension of a further 2 years, at the discretion of the commissioner. Services are planned to commence 1.7.2019.
The commissioner has a total maximum budget available of 2 284 000 GBP, per annum.
The commissioner will be contracting for the services using the standard NHS England contract (full length) for services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
15 988 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75231230
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
Main site or place of performance:
http://simap.ted.europa.u/web/simap/nuts
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service provider will provide a recovery focused, trauma informed integrated mental health service to HMP Elmley, HMP Swaleside, HMP Standford Hill, HMP/YOI Rochester, HMP Maidstone and HMP/YOI East Sutton Park. This service will provide psychologically informed, evidence based specialist support for all those assessed as requiring interventions to address mental health, personality disorder, and support for individuals with learning disabilities. The service will work closely with the substance misuse treatment provider and others where dual diagnosis is identified and with primary care and others where co-morbid physical or social care needs are present, and will utilise a “stepped care” model as appropriate.
The service will be available to all prisoners within the establishment(s). The service must meet the unique needs of each establishment and take into account the needs of the population within that establishment.
Although this procurement is undertaken in good faith, potential government policy changes could enact changes to prison healthcare provision. Bidders/providers must be prepared to work with commissioners to implement any nationally mandated directives, whether during the procurement or the ensuing contract.
This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of NHS England South (South East).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: Finance
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the “Light Touch Regime” contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Pinewood House, Pinewood Place
Dartford
DA27WG
UK
NUTS: UKJ4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 15 988 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the public contracts Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations”) which are not subject to the full regime of the regulations, but is instead governed by the “Light Touch Regime” contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the regulations or the treaty on the functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these services.
Neither the inclusion of a bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the directive or regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the authority (“Open”, “Restricted”, “Competitive Procedure with Negotiation”, “Competitive Dialogue” or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the authority intends to hold itself bound by the directive or regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive /Schedule 3 of the regulations.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England South (South East)
Tonbridge
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 days standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the regulations. Unsuccessful bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS England South (South East)
Tonbridge
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/04/2019