Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board - County Durham Place
QHM
Pemberton House
Sunderland
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://nenc-countydurham.icb.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
NECS521 Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham
Reference number: NECS521
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121291
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Intention to Award Notice.
Service: County Durham Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 18/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Lifetime value of contract: £18,200,000.00
Length of opportunity: 5 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 2 years
New or existing service: Existing
New or incumbent provider: New
Dates between which the services are intended to be provided: 1st April 25 - 31st March 2030
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
18 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Intention to Award Notice.
Service: County Durham Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 18/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Lifetime value of contract: £18,200,000.00
Length of opportunity: 5 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 2 years
New or existing service: Existing
New or incumbent provider: New
Dates between which the services are intended to be provided: 1st April 25 - 31st March 2030
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Must Suitable Provider Process with regards to the 5 key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Must Suitable Provider Process with regards to the 5 key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Length of opportunity: 5 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 2 years.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 18/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: NECS521 Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Darlington
UK
NUTS: UKC
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:
: 18 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 18/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Any written representations should be sent to necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net
The decision to award contract has been taken by: County Durham Senior Management Team, County Durham Care Partnership Executive Committee and ICB Executive Committee.
The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements.The Most Suitable Provider assessment was based on 5 set key criteria aimed at ensuring high quality, accessible and equitable care for children and young people in County Durham. The potential provider commitment to an integrated therapies model working with education and other health partners was exemplary and evidence shows strong collaboration already in place to successfully follow this direction of travel.
There were no conflicts of interests identified
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Durham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/12/2024