Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The NHS Commissioning Board
NHS England, Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
Contact
Amie Allday
business.services@eoecph.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.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
Independent Investigations
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Providers within the marketplace are being given notice of NHSE's intention to reopen the Independent Investigations Framework.
The framework was originally awarded as a bespoke process and is being re-opened under the “light touch regime” of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as described in the original Contracts Award Notice 2019/S 214-526090. The Framework will re-open with the original requirements of completion of a Qualification Questionnaire to qualify for acceptance onto the framework agreement.
The framework is split into five lots:
Lot 1 - Individual Independent Investigations
Lot 2 - Partnership Investigations
Lot 3 - Local Care Systems
Lot 4 - Health & Social Care & Partners Investigations
Lot 5 - Systematic Independent Investigations
We intend to reopen the Framework in May 2022.
Further information will be available when the framework is reopened. This notice is not a call for competition.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
N/A
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79720000 - Investigation services
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The framework is divided into lots that meets the technical and geographic requirements for the NHS. The procurement is intended to commence in May 2022 with a call for competition notice published on FTS. It remains the NHS's intention to have in place a flexible and responsive framework to enable the NHS to comply with the NHS Serious Incident Framework.
This framework will open and be for the use of all NHS Organisations.
This framework will be let on behalf of NHSE working in partnership with East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
5 May 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes