Contract

The provision of a Procurement Managed Service.

  • NHS England

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-010563

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f714

Published 21 March 2025, 9:21am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

7-8 Wellington Place

Leeds

LS1 4AP

Contact

NHP Governance & Assurance

Email

nhp.compliance@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The provision of a Procurement Managed Service.

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Procurement Managed Service.
via F15008, Lot 3 – Procurement Services

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: £3,625,124

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

The New Hospitals Programme.
NHS England.
Wellington House,
133-135 Waterloo Road,
London, SE1 8UG

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

High level deliverables will cover the below areas-

• Procurement - structuring and running of complex procurements to implement the NHP Commercial Strategy.
• Post contract commercial management – commercial services to manage live contracts (NHP operations and cohort/trust focussed).
• Governance and Assurance – day to day procurement governance and assurance and working in collaboration with the spending controls team.
• Market Engagement and Supply Chain – support in pre procurement and strategic engagement activities, lead supplier relationship management activities and
• Specialist advice and expertise in areas such as commercial modelling, incentivisation models, and social value and sustainability
• Development and delivery of strategic stakeholder management.
• Delivery Portfolio – portfolio programme management, providing support to the scheme Trusts.
• Overall management of service delivery and output related to statement of works and provision of project management support to the delivery team.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

two.2.14) Additional information

Direct Award via National Framework for NHS Back Office Systems, Services and Support.
Contract Ref: F15008


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

NHS SBS has been selected by applying the award procedure under the SOEPS Framework and will therefore comply with PCR 2015.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

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

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Three, Cherry Trees Lane

Hemel Hempstead

HP2 7AH

Email

sbs-b.bidmanagement@nhs.net.hf

Telephone

+44 720899258

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

05280446

Internet address

http://www.sbs.nhs.uk

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: £3,625,124

Lowest offer: £3,625,124 / Highest offer: £3,625,124 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Call-Off contract Ref: C342622 has been awarded via the pre-competed SOEPS NHS Back Office Systems, Services and Support (BOSSS framework agreement) (Contract Reference F15008) at a cost of £4,525,650 (including VAT) for a 6-month period with an option to extend for a further 6 months.
Any further requirements beyond the original 6 months will be subject to the relevant governance approvals.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

The High Court

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals