Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
UK
Telephone: +44 1244365143
E-mail: james.flood1@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nhssourcing.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Countess of Chester Hospital
Chester
UK
E-mail: james.flood1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD6
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.coch-cps.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves 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 the Provision of Occupational Health Services
Reference number: F/058/OH/19/JF
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
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 established a framework which allows NHS authorities and other public sector bodies to procure an occupational health service from a multi supplier framework with a catalogue call-off mechanism and as such no form of further competition will be required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Service has established a framework which will allow clients to seek providers of a cost effective, responsive occupational health service (OHS) for staff.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30 %
Cost criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70 %
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:
2019/S 112-275124
Section V: Award of contract
Title: National Framework Agreement for Occupational Health Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/09/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BHSF Occupational Health Ltd
Birmingham
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CRG Clinical Services Ltd t/a Jigsaw Medical
Merseyside
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gel Ltd trading as Healthwork
Manchester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KML Occupational Health Ltd
Esher
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
People Asset Management Ltd
Warrington
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Team Prevent UK Ltd
Towcester
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
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
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreement is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the framework agreement is entered into.
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Countess of Chester Hospital
Chester
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2019