Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract 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
Telephone: +44 1642746918
E-mail: NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
Telephone: +44 1642746918
E-mail: NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
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
NECS335 Talking Therapies Service NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG
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 to commission a talking therapies service within the locality of Newcastle Gateshead CCG area.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
20 359 744.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) who are working for and on behalf of Newcastle Gateshead (CCG) who wish to commission talking therapies service for Newcastle Gateshead area.
The contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 year period at the contracting authority's discretion and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The procurement will be available to view on the in-tend portal from the 20.9.2019.
The basic principles of the open procurement route will be followed to test the capacity, capability and technical competence of Bidders in accordance with the light touch regime outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, 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 Contracting Authorities must consider:
(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
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the portal:
Supplier portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home hosted by In-Tend.
It is free to register on the portal but if you have any problems registering on the portal, you should contact In-Tend at: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810
In-Tends helpdesk availability is: Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
20 359 744.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
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.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and
(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
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’. The basic principles of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts).
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: (URL)
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Public contracts for health, social, education, and certain other service contracts listed in schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 162-399361
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/10/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Note to register your interestin this notice and obtain additional information please visit supplier portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home hosted by In-Tend.
It is free to register on the portal but if you have any problems registering on the portal, you should contact In-Tend at: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810
In-Tends helpdesk availability is: Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
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 87 and 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 be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice — The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/09/2019