Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service
Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road
Armagh
BT61 7PR
Contact
Email Below
PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7AB
PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2023 [4979018]
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2023. *PROVIDERS CURRENTLY AWARDED TO DFA 3078797, DFA 3178204, DFA 3833460 AND/OR DFA 4306500 SHOULD NOT RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS/PROVIDERS ONLY.*
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85320000 - Social services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2023. *PROVIDERS CURRENTLY AWARDED TO DFA 3078797, DFA 3178204, DFA 3833460 AND/OR DFA 4306500 SHOULD NOT RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS/PROVIDERS ONLY.*
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-031203
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - Reopening October 2023 [4979018]
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Social care services such as the provision of Primary Care Talking Therapies are classified under the Public Contracts Regulations as social and other specific services and fall within those services listed in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations. This procurement is therefore subject to the provisions of section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations otherwise known as the ‘Light Touch Regime’. As such, new entrants were allowed to apply to join the DFA. Please note this Tender was the fifth opening (4979018) of the Dynamic Framework Agreement (DFA) original Tender number 3078797. Providers currently awarded on the first (3078797), second (3178204), third (3833460) or the fourth (4306500) opening were not required to respond to this opportunity, this was for new entrants/ providers only. Tenderers who were seeking admission as a new entrant to the DFA were required to complete the same process as the original competition to ensure equal treatment and transparency. PLEASE NOTE: This opening (October / November 2023) was the last opening of the DFA. The DFA will not be re-opened for New Entrants in 2024 or 2025. The DFA’s provision for a 12 month extension option until 31st December 2025 is still applicable (subject to BHSCT approval). In section I.2), it is stated that this procurement is a joint procurement. This is not a joint procurement it is operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Procurement And Logistics Services
Armagh
Country
United Kingdom