Tender

Provision of Best Interest Assessors / Section 12 Doctors - Pseudo Open Framework

  • Hull City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-004333

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04dd38

Published 10 February 2025, 12:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Hull City Council

The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street

Hull

HU1 2AA

Contact

Lucy Pattinson

Email

Lucy.Pattinson@hullcc.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1482615737

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hull.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104102

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=90027&B=UK

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=90027&B=UK

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Best Interest Assessors / Section 12 Doctors - Pseudo Open Framework

Reference number

LP/25

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hull City Council (The Authority) is seeking tenders from interested parties to supply the provision of Best Interest Assessors/ Section 12 Doctors. The tender is an open pseudo framework agreement under the Light Touch Regime. The framework is anticipated to commence 1st April 2025 ending by 31st March 2028 with an option to extend for a period of up to 24 months . The Authority has estimated the value of the services to be £200,000 per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the framework documentation. Please ensure all tender submission documents are completed as detailed. Incomplete bids will be eliminated from further process.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Best Interest Assessors

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services
  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85323000 - Community health services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hull City Council (The Authority) is seeking tenders from interested parties to supply the provision of Best Interest Assessors/ Section 12 Doctors. The tender is an open pseudo framework agreement under the Light Touch Regime. The framework is anticipated to commence 1st April 2025 ending by 31st March 2028 with an option to extend for a period of up to 24 months . The Authority has estimated the value of the services to be £200,000 per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the framework documentation. Please ensure all tender submission documents are completed as detailed. Incomplete bids will be eliminated from further process.

The lots within the framework are the provision of:

Lot 1 - Best Interest Assessors

Lot 2 - Section 12 Doctors

If you wish to find more information on this framework, please register your interest and access the documents. by utilising the link located further down within this Notice.

Once the framework has been established, the Authority shall administer Direct Award via rotation via the list of suppliers in each of the lots.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2025

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend of a period of up to 24 months.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Section 12 Doctors (1)

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services
  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85323000 - Community health services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE11 - Kingston upon Hull, City of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hull City Council (The Authority) is seeking tenders from interested parties to supply the provision of Best Interest Assessors/ Section 12 Doctors. The tender is an open pseudo framework agreement under the Light Touch Regime. The framework is anticipated to commence 1st April 2025 ending by 31st March 2028 with an option to extend for a period of up to 24 months . The Authority has estimated the value of the services to be £200,000 per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the framework documentation. Please ensure all tender submission documents are completed as detailed. Incomplete bids will be eliminated from further process.

The lots within the framework are the provision of:

Lot 1 - Best Interest Assessors

Lot 2 - Section 12 Doctors

If you wish to find more information on this framework, please register your interest and access the documents. by utilising the link located further down within this Notice.

Once the framework has been established, the Authority shall administer Direct Award via rotation via the list of suppliers in each of the lots.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2025

End date

31 March 2028

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for a period of up to 24 months.

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.1) Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision

See Procurement documentation which can be accessed through the framework.

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

See Procurement documentation which can be accessed through the framework.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 999

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

31 March 2028

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

1 April 2028

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

The procurement bid pack and registration details can be accessed via the following URL address: https://uk.eu-supply.com. We anticipate initial evaluations of the Selection Questionnaire to set up the framework will be completed early March 2025. Once the first direct award via rotation has been awarded, applications to join the DPS will be evaluated in the normal 10 day period.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Town Clerk

Hull

Country

United Kingdom