CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

SWCSU — Somerset CCG-NHS 111 and Primary Care Out of Hours services in two LOTS.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

NHS Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (‘the CCG’) is responsible for commissioning NHS 111 and Primary Care Out of Hours Services for the population of Somerset. The CCG re-procured both services during the summer of 2014. The services were procured in two lots: Lot 1- NHS 111 and Lot 2- Primary Care Out of Hours Services.

Lot 1 — NHS 111.

The NHS 111 Service is specified nationally so that a consistent core identity and quality of service is maintained across the country. The service was commissioned locally by the NHS in a way that is most appropriate for any given area.

The principal aims of the NHS 111 service are to:

— improve the public experience accessing urgent healthcare;

— get people to the right service first time, including self-care where appropriate;

— provide NHS Somerset CCG with management information regarding usage of services;

— reduce health inequalities by improving access.

Lot 2 — Primary Care Out of Hours Services.

The aims of the Service are to provide a clinically safe and competent OOH Service accessible to the local population across Somerset. The Service is to provide access to unplanned urgent care, working in partnership with the wider urgent care system across primary, community, secondary health and social care.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

Title:

Lot No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

The contracts will be for a 5 year period with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: NHS Somerset CCG has allowed a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. This period was a mandatory ‘standstill’ period which commenced on 7.1.2015 and concluded at midnight on 19.1.2015.

Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section VI.3.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits and must be brought in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and the Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice