Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England – North (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Regatta Place, Summers Road, Brunswick Business Park
Liverpool
L3 4BL
UK
Telephone: +44 1642745000
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/north/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?CID=NECS
I.1) Name and addresses
West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group
1829 Building, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester
Cheshire
CH2 1HJ
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD63
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westcheshireccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?CID=NECS
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
NHS West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group
1829 Building
Countess of Chester Health Park
Liverpool Road
Chester,
Cheshire
CH2 1HJ
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
NHSE512 — Alternative Provider Medical Service — Old Hall Surgery
Reference number: NHSE512
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 a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England (NHSE) and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England (North) Cheshire and Merseyside (the Contracting Authority) and NHS West Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner) who are accountable for the provision of Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) in West Cheshire under co-commissioning arrangements.
The commissioner is proposing to commission APMS to be delivered from Old Hall Surgery, 26 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AD.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 398 024.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85120000
85121000
85121100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD63
Main site or place of performance:
Old Hall Surgery, 26 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AD.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to be delivered from Old Hall Surgery, 26 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AD. This tender is for a contract term of 4 years commencing 1.9.2019 and concluding 31.8.2023.
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 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.
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/contents/made
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
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 Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts).
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 086-207740
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1BQ
UK
NUTS: UKD6
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:
: 2 398 024.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:216512)
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
Telephone: +44 1642745000
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority acted 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 dissatisfied tenderers were 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
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/07/2019