Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England and NHS Improvement North West
Preston Business Centre
Preston
UK
E-mail: NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group
Lancaster
LA1 1QD
UK
E-mail: NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group
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
NHSE613 Alternative Provider Medical Service — Windermere and Bowness Medical Practice
Reference number: NHSE613
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (the Contracting Authority) and NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner) who has full delegated authority to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) for the patients currently registered with Windermere and Bowness Medical Practice.
The contract term will be 10 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. The contract will commence with effect from 1 April 2021.
The basic principles that mirror those of the open procurement route will be followed for this procurement to test the capability, capacity, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority 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.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the new fair deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the in-tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the in-tend helpdesk via:
support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065
The helpdesk is open Monday – Friday between 9 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 16 November 2020.
The closing date for submission of tenders is 12.00 noon 16 December 2020.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (the Contracting Authority) and NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner) who has full delegated authority to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) for the patients currently registered with Windermere and Bowness Medical Practice.
The contract term will be 10 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. The contract will commence with effect from 1 April 2021.
The basic principles that mirror those of the Open Procurement route will be followed for this procurement to test the capability, capacity, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority 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.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the in-tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the in-tend helpdesk via:
support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065
The helpdesk is open Monday – Friday between 9 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 16 November 2020.
The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 noon 16 December 2020.
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.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Public contracts for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 225-555084
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-Tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-Tend portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-Tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home and follow the registration instructions.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.
Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810
Helpdesk Availability Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.).
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102).
(MT Ref:221980)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 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
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/02/2021