Awarded contract

NECS396 - Crisis Service

  • NHS Bradford District and Craven CCG

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

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-010534

Published 25 April 2022, 8:32am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Bradford District and Craven CCG

Bradford

BD1 4AS

Contact

Mereoni Cavuilati

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE4 - West Yorkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bradfordcravenccg.nhs.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

NECS396 - Crisis Service

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 commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Bradford District and Craven Clinical Commissioning

Group (the CCG) to commission a Crisis Alternative Service:

The contract will be for

• 2 years initial contract period with a possible 12 months extension period;

Optional extension will be at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and available funding.

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: £2,400,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE41 - Bradford
Main site or place of performance

Bradford and Craven

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Bradford District and Craven Clinical Commissioning

Group (the CCG) to commission a Crisis Alternative Service:

The contract will be for

• 2 years initial contract period with a possible 12 months extension period;

Optional extension will be at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and available funding.

This procurement process will mirror that of the Open procedure as in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) in respect of Health Care Services under

the Light Touch Regime, Regulations 74 - 76 and the National Health Service (Procurement,

Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must also consider:

(a) how, what is proposed to be procured, might improve the economic, social and

environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and

(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.

Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental wellbeing.

two.2.14) Additional information

Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to this procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be

conducted via the portal.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day.Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should

contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone on 0844 2728810

Helpdesk Availability - Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm

Note all bidders will be required to submit their ITT responses by the deadline provided within the tender documents. N.B. Due to currently proposed legislation which may mean that the current responsibilities of CCGs will transfer into Integrated Care Systems with effect from 01 March 2022, the ultimate commissioner for this contract may change.


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: 2021/S 000-029486


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Cellar Trust

Shipley

BD18 4QP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE41 - Bradford

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,400,000