Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England and NHS Improvement South East and South West)
Oakley Road
Southampton
SO16 4GX
UK
Contact person: Tom Griffiths
E-mail: scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.england.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: 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
NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England and NHS Improvement South East and South West) — School Aged Immunisations for Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, Isle of Wight and Dorset
Reference number: PR003252
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS E and NHS I South East and South West sought to commission immunisation programmes aimed at school aged children across the following 3 geographical lots:
— Dorset (including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole),
— Hampshire,
— Solent (Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight).
There are currently 4 programmes for children of school age relevant to this procurement:
— the Seasonal Influenza immunisation programme,
— the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) immunisation programme,
— the Tetanus, Diphtheria and inactivated Polio (Td/IPV) adolescent booster programme,
— the Meningitis ACWY immunisation programme.
The contract term will be 5 years, with the option to extend by a further 2 years and will commence on 1.8.2020.
Interested parties were allowed to bid for 1 or more lots.
The procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
19 562 029.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: School Aged Immunisations for Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England and NHS Improvement South East and South West sought to commission immunisation programmes aimed at school aged children in Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
The purpose of national immunisation programmes is to protect the population from vaccine preventable illnesses and reduce the associated morbidity and mortality and the burden this places on health services. This includes reducing the risk of individuals infecting others (herd immunity), particularly those who cannot be vaccinated either because they are too young or for medical reasons. Collectively the programmes protect young people against a range of infectious diseases which can lead to death or severe, permanent disability requiring long term care such as limb amputations, brain injury, paralysis and cancer.
The aim of the project is to secure provision, for each of the lots, which can achieve and sustain high levels of coverage of the immunisation programmes in scope overall as well as at the level of individual schools/communities and population groups e.g. those who typically have difficulty accessing services. Coverage will be measured in the year the vaccination is first offered and in subsequent school years. The ambition is to be in the top quartile for the country for each vaccination programme and in each lot.
There are currently 4 programmes for children of school age relevant to this procurement:
— the Seasonal Influenza immunisation programme,
— the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) immunisation programme,
— the Tetanus, Diphtheria and inactivated Polio (Td/IPV) adolescent booster programme,
— the Meningitis ACWY immunisation programme.
In addition, the provider will offer a catch-up service for under-immunised children in line with the national measles eradication strategy.
The programmes are continually evolving. By 2020, the HPV programme will have been extended to boys as well as girls and the flu programme will have been extended to school year 6. Further school years may be announced for the flu programme in due course. The scope may also be extended in future to include additional programmes, as advised/recommended by the joint committee of vaccinations and immunisations and/or at the request of the commissioner. Any provider will have to demonstrate an ability to respond positively to programme changes and implement them in a timely fashion to a high standard.
The contract term will be 5 years, with the option to extend by a further 2 years and will commence on 1.8.2020.
Interested parties were allowed to bid for 1 or more lots.
Interested parties who wished to take part in the procurement were invited to take part in an invitation to tender (ITT) process, based on the open procedure and designed to identify the most economically advantageous tender and therefore determine the incoming provider.
The procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: School Aged Immunisations for Hampshire
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England & NHS Improvement South East and South West sought to commission immunisation programmes aimed at school aged children in Hampshire.
The purpose of national immunisation programmes is to protect the population from vaccine preventable illnesses and reduce the associated morbidity and mortality and the burden this places on health services. This includes reducing the risk of individuals infecting others (herd immunity), particularly those who cannot be vaccinated either because they are too young or for medical reasons. Collectively the programmes protect young people against a range of infectious diseases which can lead to death or severe, permanent disability requiring long term care such as limb amputations, brain injury, paralysis and cancer.
The aim of the project is to secure provision, for each of the lots, which can achieve and sustain high levels of coverage of the immunisation programmes in scope overall as well as at the level of individual schools/communities and population groups e.g. those who typically have difficulty accessing services. Coverage will be measured in the year the vaccination is first offered and in subsequent school years. The ambition is to be in the top quartile for the country for each vaccination programme and in each lot.
There are currently 4 programmes for children of school age relevant to this procurement:
— the Seasonal Influenza immunisation programme,
— the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) immunisation programme,
— the Tetanus, Diphtheria and inactivated Polio (Td/IPV) adolescent booster programme,
— the Meningitis ACWY immunisation programme.
In addition, the provider will offer a catch-up service for under-immunised children in line with the national measles eradication strategy.
The programmes are continually evolving. By 2020, the HPV programme will have been extended to boys as well as girls and the flu programme will have been extended to school year 6. Further school years may be announced for the flu programme in due course. The scope may also be extended in future to include additional programmes, as advised/recommended by the joint committee of vaccinations and immunisations and/or at the request of the commissioner. Any provider will have to demonstrate an ability to respond positively to programme changes and implement them in a timely fashion to a high standard.
The contract term will be 5 years, with the option to extend by a further 2 years and will commence on 1.8.2020.
Interested parties were allowed to bid for 1 or more lots.
Interested parties who wished to take part in the procurement were invited to take part in an invitation to tender (ITT) process, based on the open procedure and designed to identify the most economically advantageous tender and therefore determine the incoming provider.
The procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3: School Aged Immunisations for Solent (Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England and NHS Improvement South East and South West sought to commission immunisation programmes aimed at school aged children in the Solent area (Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight).
The purpose of national immunisation programmes is to protect the population from vaccine preventable illnesses and reduce the associated morbidity and mortality and the burden this places on health services. This includes reducing the risk of individuals infecting others (herd immunity), particularly those who cannot be vaccinated either because they are too young or for medical reasons. Collectively the programmes protect young people against a range of infectious diseases which can lead to death or severe, permanent disability requiring long term care such as limb amputations, brain injury, paralysis and cancer.
The aim of the project is to secure provision, for each of the lots, which can achieve and sustain high levels of coverage of the immunisation programmes in scope overall as well as at the level of individual schools/communities and population groups e.g. those who typically have difficulty accessing services. Coverage will be measured in the year the vaccination is first offered and in subsequent school years. The ambition is to be in the top quartile for the country for each vaccination programme and in each lot.
There are currently 4 programmes for children of school age relevant to this procurement:
— the Seasonal Influenza immunisation programme,
— the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) immunisation programme,
— the Tetanus, Diphtheria and inactivated Polio (Td/IPV) adolescent booster programme,
— the Meningitis ACWY immunisation programme.
In addition, the provider will offer a catch-up service for under-immunised children in line with the national measles eradication strategy.
The programmes are continually evolving. By 2020, the HPV programme will have been extended to boys as well as girls and the flu programme will have been extended to school year 6. Further school years may be announced for the flu programme in due course. The scope may also be extended in future to include additional programmes, as advised/ recommended by the Joint Committee of Vaccinations and immunisations and/or at the request of the commissioner. Any provider will have to demonstrate an ability to respond positively to programme changes and implement them in a timely fashion to a high standard.
The contract term will be 5 years, with the option to extend by a further 2 years and will commence on 1.8.2020.
Interested parties were allowed to bid for 1 or more lots.
Interested parties who wished to take part in the procurement were invited to take part in an invitation to tender (ITT) process, based on the open procedure and designed to identify the most economically advantageous tender and therefore determine the incoming provider.
The procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners.
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:
2019/S 107-261926
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 1
Title: School Aged Immunisations for Dorset, including Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/12/2019
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
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Poole
UK
NUTS: UKK22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 149 085.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 2
Title: School Aged Immunisations for Hampshire
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton
UK
NUTS: UKJ32
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 9 819 130.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: Lot 3
Title: School Aged Immunisations for Solent (Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/12/2019
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
Solent NHS Trust
Southampton
UK
NUTS: UKJ32
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 593 814.00
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 has been 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 ran 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 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.
The contracting authority has voluntarily observed the award decision notices provisions and held a 10 day standstill period as described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/01/2020