Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shared Business Services Limited
05280446
Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 7AH
UK
E-mail: nsbs.nhsbusinessservices@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Public Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health
Reference number: SBS10197
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79411000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
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/Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health and related Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/
The framework includes:
Lot 1 - Business, Leadership, Management, Governance, Structure & Strategy
Lot 2 - Integrated Care, Healthcare & Community care
Lot 3 - Commercialisation, Innovation & Transformation
Lot 4 - Communications, Engagement & Research
Lot 5 - IT Business Consultancy
Lot 6 - Finance and Procurement
Lot 7 - HR and Employment, Skills, and Training
Lot 8 - Disease Outbreaks - Endemics, Epidemics and Pandemics
Lot 9 - Social Value, Sustainability, and Carbon Neutrality
Lot 10 - Property
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Business, Leadership, Management, Governance, Structure & Strategy
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66121000
66122000
73000000
79300000
79400000
79500000
79900000
80500000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist consultancy and advisory services related to the provision of support for the Healthcare Business Consultancy and leadership and management of organisations, including matters of corporate and organisational governance and strategy.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Integrated Care, Healthcare & Community care
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66121000
75122000
79300000
79400000
79500000
80561000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Specialist Consultancy services covering Integrated Care, Healthcare and Community Care to help and support the whole health economy through varied and wide-ranging support.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Commercialisation, Innovation & Transformation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66171000
72221000
73000000
79400000
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist consultancy and advisory services related to commercialisation, innovation, and transformation, with a key focus on healthcare experience.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Communications, Engagement & Research
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
79112100
79300000
79400000
79500000
79900000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist consultancy and advisory services related to Communications, stakeholder engagement and research, with a key focus on healthcare experience.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
IT Business Consultancy
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
71621000
72000000
73000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of general consultancy and advice for ICT & Digital, including but not limited to consultancy services related to the use of data and information, including the review, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities and systems associated with IT and digital services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months
Lot No: 6
II.2.1) Title
Finance and Procurement
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66171000
72221000
72224000
72300000
73000000
75112000
79200000
79300000
79400000
79500000
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist consultancy and advisory services related to financial and procurement activities with a key focus on healthcare experience.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months
Lot No: 7
II.2.1) Title
HR and Employment, Skills, and Training
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79414000
80320000
80420000
80500000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist Consultancy and Advice on HR management, implementation and delivery of HR policies and programmes to support HR and Corporate strategies.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Lot No: 8
II.2.1) Title
Disease Outbreaks - Endemics, Epidemics and Pandemics
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66121000
66122000
73000000
79300000
79400000
79500000
79900000
80500000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist Consultancy and Advice around Endemics, Epidemics, Pandemics, and other outbreaks.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Lot No: 9
II.2.1) Title
Social Value, Sustainability, and Carbon Neutrality
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09100000
09310000
09320000
09330000
31121300
65000000
71313000
71314200
71314300
72221000
72222000
72224000
72225000
73000000
79315000
79411000
79412000
79416200
79418000
79419000
80540000
90700000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist Consultancy and Advice for Social Value, Sustainability, Energy and Carbon Neutrality, with a key focus on healthcare experience.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Lot No: 10
II.2.1) Title
Property
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66121000
66515200
70000000
79993000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist Consultancy and Advice for built properties, with a key focus on healthcare experience.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Weighting
/ Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion: Social Value Weighting
/ Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion: Price Weighting
/ Weighting: 30%
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 contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-033936
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1-10
Contract No: SBS10197
Title: Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 865
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 508
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 865
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
See Contracts Finder Notice for the full supplier list
See Contracts Finder Notice for the full supplier list
UK
E-mail: nsbs.nhsbusinessservices@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/
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:
: 500 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Framework Agreement procurement was undertaken as an Open Procedure.
The Framework Agreement will commence on 18th March 2024 and end on 17th March 2028.
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Some purchases under this Framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations. In such cases, Call-off Contracts from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and Approved Organisations may, at their discretion, modify the terms and conditions of any Call-off Contracts to reflect that Approved Organisation's specific needs.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/08/2024