Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Nexus House, 4 Gatwick Road
Crawley
RH10 9BG
UK
Contact person: Please use the communication function in Bravo
Telephone: +44 1892831139
E-mail: procurement@secamb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.secamb.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services
Reference number: ITT_ 4463
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is issuing an invitation to tender ("ITT") as a mini-competitive procurement exercise through the NHS Shared Business Services Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services Framework, Ref: SBS/20/MA/ZY/10024.
Only those Suppliers appointed to Lot 2 (Internal Audit Services) and Lot 3 (Counter Fraud Services) are invited to provide proposals. The Authority will be issuing one contract to cover both Lots 2 and 3.
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via:
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
Authority tender reference number: ITT_ 4463 – Provision of Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Services
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
500 400.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Kent, Sussex and Surrey
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is issuing an invitation to tender ("ITT") as a mini-competitive procurement exercise through the NHS Shared Business Services Internal and External Audit, Counter Fraud and Financial Assurance Services Framework, Ref: SBS/20/MA/ZY/10024.
Tenderers are invited to provide proposals for the provision of Internal Audit Services (Lot 2) and Counter Fraud Services (Lot 3). The Authority will be issuing one contract to cover both Lots 2 and 3.
The contract start date for both Lots is scheduled to be 01 April 2024 at 00:00 hours. The Contract for both Lots will be awarded for a period of three years until 31 March 2027, with an option to extend for a further 2 years (one year at a time). The extension will be subject to performance and at the discretion of the Authority. Total maximum contract duration is five years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
500 400.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
possible two 1-year extensions at the Authoritys discretion.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 12
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Suppliers currently appointed to Lots 2 and 3 of the Framework
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/10/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Shared Business Services
Leeds
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/09/2023