Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board - Tees Valley
NORTH ORMESBY HEALTH VILLAGE FIRST FLOOR, 14 TRINITY MEWS
MIDDLESBROUGH NORTH YORKSHIRE
TS3 6AL
Telephone
+44 1642746918
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
16C
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
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
NECS437 Invitation to Tender - Termination of Pregnancy Services - Tees Valley NON AWARD
Reference number
NECS437
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services (ToPs) across Tees Valley for NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority).
The Contracting Authority is procuring ToPs across Tees Valley and plans for a contract commencement date of 01 April 2023 for a contract term of an initial 3-years with the option to extend the contract by a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
The annual financial threshold is 1195375 GBP and the total contract value is 5976875 GBP.
Tender documentation will be available from 12:00 noon on 03 October 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 04 November 2022.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
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
Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton on Tees,
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority is procuring Termination of Pregnancy Services across Tees Valley. The Contracting Authority plans for a contract commencement date of 01 April 2023 for a contract term of an initial 3-years with the option to extend the contract by a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
The annual financial threshold is 1195375 GBP and the total contract value is 5976875 GBP
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts.
"Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
- How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and
- How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
- Whether to undertake any consultation on the above.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to consider the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being" by utilising the UK Governments Social Value Model.
This procurement will be conducted using an e-tendering portal (In-Tend). The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and search for the project NECS437 Invitation to Tender - Termination of Pregnancy Services - Tees Valley.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day if you have a working internet connection. Should tenderers have any queries regarding In-Tend a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 or email: support@in-tend.co.uk
The Contracting Authority and NECS reserve the right to cancel the tender process at any point and will not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.
Tender documentation will be available from 12:00 noon on 03 October 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 04 November 2022.
two.2.14) Additional information
The tender has closed on 04 November 2022
The opportunity is no longer available
No contract was awarded
No fully compliant tender submissions were received in line with the Invitation to Tender documents.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-027517
Section five. Award of contract
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.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
John Snow House Durham University Science Park Co.
Durham
DH1 3YG
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.