Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
South West House, Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
TA1 2PX
UK
Contact person: Louise Smith
E-mail: scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
NHS England South West - Integrated Non-Custodial Healthcare Services
Reference number: C248001/WA13993
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.
The procurement is divided into 5 lots and cover the Offices of Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) boundaries within the South West as follows:
Lot 1: Avon and Somerset
Lot 2: Devon and Cornwall
Lot 3: Dorset
Lot 4: Gloucestershire
Lot 5: Wiltshire
Providers may bid for one or multiple Lots.
Commissioners are seeking to integrate the following non-custodial services:
- Liaison and Diversion services.
- Reconnect services.
- Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements.
The service will ensure people receive seamless care and support irrelevant of where they are in the criminal justice system.
Alignment of regional non-custodial contracts will provide an opportunity to drive an innovative way of working with all stakeholders to deliver an integrated non-custodial healthcare service for each of the five OPCC boundaries. It will allow consistency in patient outcomes and quality standards whilst providing the correct pathway to the individual demographic in the South West. The key aims and outcomes include:
- Supporting the delivery of whole-system healthcare for patients in the (non-custodial) Criminal Justice System.
- Aligning healthcare services to deliver a joined-up pathway in its entirety.
- Ensuring that non-custodial healthcare is commissioned in a way that supports continuous improvement and innovation.
- Driving self-management and ownership of health to help individuals develop the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to make the best decisions and actions for themselves.
- Ensuring effective stakeholder networks and engagement to capture all views from service users, including OPPCs, Probation, community providers, local authorities, ICB networks.
- Recommissioning across pathways to deliver seamless care from custody diversion through to release back into the community.
- Reducing reoffending at a regional level, ensuring continuity of care
- Consistency in range, quality, accessibility and acceptability with that available to the wider community, in order to achieve equitable health outcomes and to reduce health inequalities between people in the criminal justice system and in the wider community.
The Contracts will be for a term of 7 years and services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025.
The maximum total contract values are as follows:
Lot 1 £25,987,000
Lot 2 £21,979,000
Lot 3 £11,471,000
Lot 4 £ 9,034,000
Lot 5 £10,897,000
The contracts could be subject to future co-commissioning arrangements, nationally mandated directives or service alterations with associated funding during the term of the contract.
TUPE is likely to apply to this procurement.
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
79 368 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: Lot 1
II.2.1) Title
Avon and Somerset
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.
The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 1 covers the Avon and Somerset OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.
Lot 1 is co-commissioned with Avon and Somerset OPCC.
TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
25 987 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: Lot 2
II.2.1) Title
Devon and Cornwall
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.
The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 2 covers the Devon and Cornwall OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.
TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
21 979 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: Lot 3
II.2.1) Title
Dorset
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.
The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 3 covers the Dorset OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.
TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
11 471 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: Lot 4
II.2.1) Title
Gloucestershire
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.
The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 4 covers the Gloucestershire OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.
TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
9 034 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: Lot 5
II.2.1) Title
Wiltshire
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.
The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 5 covers the Wiltshire OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.
TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.
This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
10 897 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Registrations with professional bodies, DBS and both police and prison vetting required
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
2024/S 000-003809
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/05/2024
Local time: 12:05
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.3) Additional information
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS England - South West Health & Justice Commissioning
South West House, Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
TA1 2PX
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/03/2024