Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Caitlin Dyke
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
Procurement for the provision of a Framework Agreement for Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care to NHS England
Reference number
CD00012
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS England is conducting a framework procurement to implement Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care.
Suppliers are invited to offer a digital solution, deployable in local areas of the country, which enable practices to post available sessions, with individuals easily indicating their availability and selecting sessions that suit them.
The procurement will be awarded as a framework for the use of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and other relevant Authorities as defined within the tender documentation, and it is anticipated that a maximum of 8 suppliers will be awarded contracts. The framework will be for an initial duration of 24 months, with a possible extension of a further 24 months.
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: £20,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79624000 - Supply services of nursing personnel
- 79624000 - Supply services of nursing personnel
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England is conducting a framework procurement to implement Digital Flexible Pools for the deployment of sessional clinical capacity in primary care. This supports the delivery of Primary Care Flexible Staff Pools and will provide increased support to local systems in deploying their workforce.
Suppliers are invited to offer a digital solution, deployable in local areas of the country, which enables practices to post available sessions, with individuals easily indicating their availability and selecting sessions that suit them. The digital solution must be able to make or facilitate payments to the sessional clinicians and process payment information to a GP Practice. The digital solution must be able to meet the requirements as outlined in the service specification.
Primarily Digital Flexible Pools will focus on the deployment of GPs, but will also be required to support the deployment of other sessional clinical and sessional non-clinical primary care roles as required locally.
The service will be awarded as a framework for the use of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and other relevant Authorities as defined within the tender documentation, and it is anticipated that a maximum of 8 suppliers will be awarded contracts. The framework will be for an initial duration of 24 months, with a possible extension of a further 24 months.
The procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of NHS England.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-016679
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ID Medical Group Limited
England
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Midlands and Lancashire CSU
England
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Patchwork Health
England
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Practeus Ltd (trading as National Association of Sessional GPs)
England
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Pairoo Limited
England
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lantum
England
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
One Wirral CIC
England
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
My Locum Manager
England
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £20,000,000
Lowest offer: £20,000,000 / Highest offer: £20,000,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This Framework Agreement is for the use of NHS England, Integrated Commissioning Boards, Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS Trusts, NHS Special Health Authorities and all other NHS organisations as found at the following address and updated from time to time.
https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx
Interested suppliers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system Atamis, available on the following link:
In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents.
On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.
The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom