Contract

Tender for the provision and facilitation of Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) knowledge networks across Northern Ireland working in partnership with HSC ECHO Support Infrastructure [CFT 4463851]

  • Procurement and Logistics Service

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-009243

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03938d

Published 30 March 2023, 9:58am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Procurement and Logistics Service

77 Boucher Crescent

Belfast

BT12 6HU

Contact

Project.EchoNIhscni.net

Email

Project.Echo@NIhscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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

Tender for the provision and facilitation of Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) knowledge networks across Northern Ireland working in partnership with HSC ECHO Support Infrastructure [CFT 4463851]

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The objective of this procurement is to appoint a provider with an ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) certification (i.e. a signed terms of use agreement with the University of New Mexico) to work in partnership with the Contracting Authority to deliver Project ECHO® knowledge networks across Northern Ireland.

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: £600,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The objective of this procurement is to appoint a provider with an ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) certification (i.e. a signed terms of use agreement with the University of New Mexico) to work in partnership with the Contracting Authority to deliver Project ECHO® knowledge networks across Northern Ireland.

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.2.14) Additional information

An initial Contract for 36 months with a value of GBP£600,000 has been awarded with provision for two additional extensions of 12 months each bring the total vlaue of the contract to GBP£1,000,000


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 000-036294

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

HOSPICE UK

34-44 Britannia Street

LONDON

WC1X 9JG

Email

c.duncan@hospiceuk.org

Telephone

+44 2075208207

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

An initial Contract for 36 months with a value of GBP£600,000 has been awarded with provision for two additional extensions of 12 months each bring the total vlaue of the contract to GBP£1,000,000

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department of Health Northern Ireland, Strategic Planning and Performance Group

Belfast

BT2 8BS

Country

United Kingdom