Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Sunderland
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
00P
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
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
GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service
Reference number
NECS508
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for the following Lots
Lot 1 - Newcastle
Lot 2 - North Tyneside
Lot 3 - Northumberland
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Competitive Process
The lifetime value of the contract (all Lots) £26,143,287
Period of contract: 5 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 22 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance;
Lot 1 - Incumbent Provider
Lot 2 - Incumbent Provider
Lot 3 - Incumbent Provider
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £26,143,287
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Newcastle
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Newcastle area as described within the service specification
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for
Lot 1 - Newcastle
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Finance / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
North Tyneside
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Area of North Tyneside as per Service Specification
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for
Lot 2 - North Tyneside
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Finance / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Northumberland
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
area of Northumberland as per Service Specifciation
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB), NHS NENC ICB (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission a GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service for
Lot 3 - Northumberland
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Finance / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-035053
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Newcastle Lot
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vocare Limited
Derby
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Companies House
09933257
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £8,706,709
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
North Tyneside Lot
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vocare Limited
Derby
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Companies House
09933257
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,408,830
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
3
Title
Northumberland Lot
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vocare Limited
Derby
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Companies House
09933257
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £13,027,748
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 26 February 2025 (8 days following publication of intention to award notice).
These contracts has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The PRD includes the contract award criteria, including the agreed relative importance of key criteria (for example weightings apportioned to questions within the key criteria) against
which responses were evaluated. The providers have been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements.
Any Conflicts of interest were monitored and managed with mitigations in place throughout the project if/ when required.
Any written representations should be sent to necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
PSR Panel Review
London
Country
United Kingdom