Awarded contract

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Fast-Track Cities - HIV Friendly Charter

  • Partners Procurement Service (PPS)
  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-005770

Published 28 February 2023, 9:59am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Partners Procurement Service (PPS)

Level 2 Kenwood Wing, Whittington Health

London

N19 5NF

Email

rf.ppstenders@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 2033221935

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nhspps.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.nhspps.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Pond Street

London

NW3 2QG

Email

info@royalfree.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 2077940500

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Fast-Track Cities - HIV Friendly Charter

Reference number

CA11061 - PR8554

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Partners Procurement Service (“PPS”) on behalf of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority") is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement of Fast-Track Cities HIV Friendly Charter.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £296,789

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 80561000 - Health training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London
Main site or place of performance

London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The support requested is for tackling stigma at the societal level. In order to address stigma for London, the Fast-Track Cities Stigma Sub-group proposes to empower the HIV community through inviting organisations to bid for funding to deliver and host a successful, identifiable and sustainable HIV Friendly Charter for Organisations and Cities across the UK. The Charter will increase knowledge about HIV, support improvements around attitudes towards HIV, tackle stigma and discrimination within organisations and cities and provide people living with HIV to report stigma and discrimination they experience in an organisation.

The focus of the Charter host organisation will be to support each organisation to:

• Deliver an HIV charter for organisations to apply for accredited HIV friendly status alongside online training, free to all Londoners

• Work with Fast-Track Cities London to promote the HIV Charter

• Work with other Fast-Track Cities, the NHS, London Councils and GLA to devise a s

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60.00%

Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 40.00%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)

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) 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: 2022/S 000-025181


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

CA11061

Title

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Fast-Track Cities - HIV Friendly Charter

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

28 February 2023

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

National AIDS Trust

The Green House, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Road

London

E2 9DA

Email

sharon.coleman@nat.org.uk

Telephone

+44 2078146767

Fax

+44 2072160111

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

www.nat.org.uk

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £296,789


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court, Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 20794760000

Country

United Kingdom