Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Secretary of State for the Home Departmet
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Contact person: Nigel Prideaux
E-mail: collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board Framework
Reference number: 2019/S 098-237434
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The secretary of state for the Home Department (‘the Home Office’) has overall responsibility for policing in England and Wales and for the fire service in England only. Policing in Scotland and the fire service in both Wales and Scotland are devolved powers. However, the requirements under the contract being tendered relate to both policing and fire in England, Scotland and Wales.
As part of this responsibility, the department is empowered to consider any appeal by a pension scheme member against a decision made by a police force or fire authority in relation to an ill-health pension or injury benefit award.
In order to administer such appeals, the Department appoints a contractor with the capability to appoint and manage independent appeal boards staffed by qualified medical practitioners.
The current contract expires on 30.9.2019 and the Department is inviting bids from organisations for the 3 year replacement framework opportunity.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The secretary of state for the Home Department (‘the Home Office’) has overall responsibility for policing in England and Wales and for the fire service in England only. Policing in Scotland and the fire service in both Wales and Scotland are devolved powers. However, the requirements under the contract being tendered relate to both policing and fire in England, Scotland and Wales.
The Home Office requires a provider to manage boards of medical referees who will conduct medical appeals under the appropriate police and fire pension regulations in England, Wales and Scotland.
The required services comprise the provision of regional medical appeal boards for the police and fire services in England, Wales and Scotland, in accordance with relevant pension and injury benefit regulations.
Scope:
The scope of the framework agreement includes the following:
— administering police and fire medical appeal boards,
— recruitment and training of members with appropriate expertise,
— monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators,
— producing annual and quarterly reports submitted formally to the Home Office,
— access to legal advice both before and after the hearings, whether from providers own legally qualified staff or through external legal advisers’ and ‘post decision case-work,
— providing stakeholders, such as pension authorities, selected medical practitioners, fire trades unions and the Police Federation with at least one day of training per year in relation to medical appeal boards. Training will be based on stakeholder needs and feedback from board members and is distinct from training provided by parent organisations,
— to ensure independence of the appeal board process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Effective and efficient management of independant appeal process
/ Weighting: 70 %
Cost criterion: Most economically advantageous
/ Weighting: 30 %
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 098-237434
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C15285
Title: Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board Framework
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/07/2019
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
Duradiamond Healthcare Ltd
Tribune House, Bell lane
Uckfield
TN22 1QL
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 500 000.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
E-mail: collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Mr Lee Tribe, Home Office Commercial Director
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/09/2019