Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England and NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group
Middlesbrough
TS3 6AL
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.teesvalleyccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)
John Snow House
Durham
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.in-tend.co.uk/nhsnecsu/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
Ravenscar Surgery, Alternative Provider Medical Services
Reference number: NHSE820
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England & NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire (the Contracting Authority) and NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Commissioner), who are undertaking a procurement to commission Ravenscar Surgery, Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) in the Kirkleatham ward of Redcar under the NHS Standard APMS contract published on January 2022.
The term of the contract will be 5 years commencing on 01 October 2022, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and Commissioner and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 903 198.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE2
Main site or place of performance:
Redcar
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England & NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire (the Contracting Authority) and NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Commissioner) who are undertaking a procurement to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) for Ravenscar Surgery, in the Kirkleatham ward of Redcar under the NHS Standard APMS contract published on January 2022 to a registered population of 3,470 (weighted population 3703.22) as of 01 January 2022. Please note that caveat responses will be considered as non-acceptance of this requirement.
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 October 2022, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and Commissioner and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of tenders is 12 noon on 19 April 2022.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2022
End:
30/09/2029
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
Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract as this is an existing service provision. 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.
Secondly, due to currently proposed legislation, which may mean that the current responsibilities of Clinical Commissioning Groups will transfer into Integrated Care Systems with effect from 01 July 2022, the ultimate commissioner for this contract may change.
Thirdly, previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2021/S 000-029253.
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 bid submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal at: 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 9am - 5.30pm
Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 15 March 2022.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they 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 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 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/04/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authority will act in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). Part 3 of these regulations provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied bidder 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://www.courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/03/2022