Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group
Billingham Health Centre, Queensway, Billingham
Stockton on Tees
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.hartlepoolandstocktonccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group
North Ormesby Health Village, 14 Trinity Mews
Middlesbrough
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southteesccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Group
Darlington
UK
E-mail: necs.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC13
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.darlingtonccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield CCG
Sedgefield
UK
E-mail: necs.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.durhamdaleseasingtonsedgefieldccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group
Durham
UK
E-mail: necs.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC14
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northdurhamccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Direct Access Adult Hearing Service – Age Related Hearing Loss
Reference number: NECS298
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working for and on behalf of NHS North Durham, NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield, NHS Darlington, NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-On-Tees and NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) wish to commission a direct access adult hearing service.
The CCGs wish to encourage innovative bids therefore collaborative submissions will be accepted to meet the requirements for this service provision.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
Darlington, Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield, North Durham, Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees and South Tees
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is for 2 years 11 months with the option to extend for a further 2 year period.
The procurement will be available to view on the Proactis portal on the 10.10.2018.
The basic principles of the open procurement route will be followed to test the capacity, capability and technical competence of Bidders in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 197-446378
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the portal:
https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS hosted by Proactis.
It is free to register on the portal but if you have any problems registering on the portal, you should contact PROACTIS by Email:Suppliersupport@proactis.com
Website:
http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index
(Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 17:00).
(MT Ref:214112)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authorities will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Regulation 95 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No:102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice — The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/12/2018