Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Y63
Penrith
UK
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.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
Integrated GP Out of Hours Service - South Tees Locality
Reference number: NECS463
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 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority) in the localities of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland (South Tees) who are undertaking a procurement to commission an Integrated GP Out of Hours Service across the South Tees locality of Tees Valley under the NHS Standard Contract 2022 / 23 Full-length (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
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:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
1. James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW; and
2. Redcar Primary Care Hospital, West Dyke Road, Redcar TS10 4NW.
Please note that Bidders will need to work from these premises and be integrated with existing services.
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 North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority) in the localities of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland (South Tees) who are undertaking a procurement to commission an Integrated GP Out of Hours Service across the South Tees locality of Tees Valley under the NHS Standard Contract 2022 / 23 Full-length (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
The term of the contract will be for 3 years with effect from 01 October 2023, with the option to extend for a further 24 months, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at be discretion of the Contracting Authority.
The closing date for submission of tenders is by 12 noon on 19 April 2023.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
6 310 265.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/10/2023
End:
30/09/2028
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
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 9am - 5.30pm
The closing date for submission of tenders is by 12 noon on 19 April 2023,
Tender documents will be available from the 17 March 2023.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
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).
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, 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) by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. 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 are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
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:
19/04/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/03/2023