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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: NHS England and NHS Improvement North West
Authority ID:: AA77659
Publication date:: 15 October 2019
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

The Contracting Authorities are procuring child health information services (CHIS) in the Cheshire and Merseyside area and separately Lancashire area. The contracting authorities plan a contract start date of 1.4.2020 with a phased mobilisation of services.

The financial threshold for this procurement for both lots is 20 814 533 GBP. The contract is for 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the contracting authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

Lot 1: Cheshire and Merseyside: the annual contract value per year is 2 024 261 GBP for the first 3 years, year 4 1 922 258 GBP, year 5 1 766 704 GBP, year 6 1 503 995 GBP and year 7 1 498 793 GBP per annum which is inclusive of 1,25 % CQUIN. The contract will be monitored in line with the service specification and NHS contract terms and conditions.

Lot 2: Lancashire: the annual contract value is 1 150 000 GBP per annum which is inclusive of 1,25 % CQUIN. The contract will be monitored in line with the service specification and NHS contract terms and conditions.

The open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bides in accordance with Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102).

This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (Proactis) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the e-tendering system.

The proposed contract term for this procurement is 5 years with an option to extend for 2 years subject to approval of CEG on 11.6.2019. Should approval not be given the contract term will be 3 years with the option to extend for 1 year. A clarification will be send out to advise bidders via Proactis.

To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the Proactis e-tendering portal, which can be found at:

https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on Proactis, which can be accessed at any time of the day.

Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contract the eTendering provider by Email: suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/core/Defalut/Index (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm).

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2021 the contracting authorities must consider:

— how the proposed service to be procured may improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the North region for which the procurement is taking place,

— how, in conducting the process of the procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement; and

— you are compliant with section 54 of the modern Slavery Act 2015.

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’.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

NHS England and NHS Improvement North West

Liverpool

L3 4BL

E-mail: necsu.procurement@nhs.net

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk/north

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?CID=NECS

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

NHSE481 Child Health Information Services

Reference number: NHSE481

II.1.2) Main CPV code

48800000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (Cheshire and Merseyside and Lancashire and South Cumbria) (the Contracting Authorities). The Contracting Authorities are procuring child health information services (CHIS) in the Cheshire and Merseyside area and separately Lancashire area.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 12 764 533.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

48800000

48814200

72300000

72310000

72312000

72313000

72314000

72316000

72317000

72318000

72320000

72322000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKD6

UKD7

Main site or place of performance:

Cheshire and Merseyside.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement