CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

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Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Primary Care Support (PCS) Services.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Various locations throughout England and potentially other parts of the UK — Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Authority has procured a service provider to take responsibility for the delivery of certain support services for primary care contractors and other healthcare commissioners. Some of these services were provided by NHS England across England. Other parts of the UK — Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, as well as the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey are within the scope of this procurement also.

The services within the scope of this procurement currently include:

1. Administering payments to primary care contractors, related administration, data quality work and pensions administration;

2. Management of medical records including transfers and related courier and storage arrangements;

3. Probity, assurance and counter fraud activities in respect of primary care services;

4. Management of lists confirming the eligibility of primary care contractors to provide services;

5. Support services for screening activities (including breast screening and cervical cancer screening), for example, call and recall letters and results letters; and

6. other related and/or incidental and/or value-added services (not currently forming part of the service provided).

The service provider takes on delivery of certain services currently provided by NHS England and then will drive through a transformation plan to enhance service quality and value for money, developing an evolving catalogue of services to reflect the Authority's requirements.

The framework agreement is for the potential use/benefit of any of the participating bodies referred to in section VI.3 (Additional Information), and there may be initial requirements and an evolving catalogue for those participating bodies as well.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

Additional addresses and contact points — Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing (Annex A).

A list of potential participating bodies is set out below together with the relevant websites where further information can be obtained:

— Scottish NHS Bodies

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/NHS-Workforce/NHS-Boards

— NHS Wales

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory

— Health and Social care in Northern Ireland

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=boards

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=agencies

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=councils

Other parts of the UK:

— Isle of Man — http://www.gov.im/categories/health-and-wellbeing/

— States of Guernsey — http://www.gov.gg/healthandwellbeing

— States of Jersey — http://www.gov.je/Health/Pages/default.aspx

— Primary care practitioners registered with the following Councils

— General Medical Council — http://www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/register/LRMP.asp

— General Optical Council — https://optical.org/en/utilities/online-registers.cfm

— General Dental Council — http://www.gdc-uk.org/Pages/SearchRegisters.aspx

— General Pharmaceutical Council -https://www.pharmacyregulation.org/

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of a contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No. 5) 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). Any such action must generally be brought within 30 days. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the Authority has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice