Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
UK
E-mail: james.flood1@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.coch.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
National Framework Agreement for Provision of Payroll and Pensions Services
Reference number: F/022/PAY/23/JF
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79211110
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service has introduced a new Framework Agreement for the provision of Payroll and Pension Services which will allow NHS authorities and other public sector bodies to procure the services from a multi supplier framework and as such no form of further competition will be required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 – NHS Payroll and Pensions Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 – NHS Payroll and Pensions Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80%
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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 – Other Payroll and Pensions Services (non NHS)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79211110
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 – Other Payroll and Pensions Services (non NHS)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80%
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-032744
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: F/022/PAY/23/JF
Title: Lot 1 – NHS Payroll and Pensions Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Civica UK Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ELFS Shared Services (Business Division of Northern Care Alliance)
Darwen
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HR & Wellbeing Business Services
Chester
UK
NUTS: UKD63
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Preston
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NHS Shared Business Services Ltd
Hemel Hempstead
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NHS Payroll Services c/o Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle Upon Tyne
UK
NUTS: UKC21
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster
UK
NUTS: UKE
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury
UK
NUTS: UKK15
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield
UK
NUTS: UKE
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:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: F/022/PAY/23/JF
Title: Lot 2 – Other Payroll and Pensions Services (non NHS)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Civica UK Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HR & Wellbeing Business Services
Chester
UK
NUTS: UKD63
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:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/03/2023