Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group
Riverside House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside (Business Park)
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
UK
Contact person: North Of England Commissioning Support (NECS)
E-mail: NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk/contact-us
Address of the buyer profile: 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
Talking Therapies - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service(Newcastle)
Reference number: NECS410
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of,NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who wish tocommission a Talking Therapies - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies(IAPT) Service in Newcastle.
This contract has now been awarded.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
23 851 080.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
Main site or place of performance:
Newcastle Upon Tyne
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of,NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who wish tocommission a Talking Therapies - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies(IAPT) Service in Newcastle.
The basic principles that mirrored that of the open procedure was followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations2015
(as amended), ensuring a fair, open, and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority considered:
(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 was scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental wellbeing.
This procurement was conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there was no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, was conducted via the In-tend portal.
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-003769
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NECS410
Title: Talking Therapies - Improving Access toPsychological Therapies (IAPT) Service(Newcastle)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/05/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vita Health Solutions Ltd
14 Woolhall Street,
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 1LA
UK
NUTS: UKC2
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 23 851 080.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015(SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to bemade to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other requiredprocedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfi edtenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/05/2022