Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
Contact
Liz Salter
Telephone
+44 7783816062
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
Support for Trusts to Work Collaboratively Effectively
Reference number
BC-10295
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS England & Improvement intend to award a contract to NHS Providers for services to support trusts to make rapid progress on collaboration across four critical areas
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: £1,180,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
2nd Floor, Zone D
Skipton House
London
SE1 6LH
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The services relate to supporting and progressing trust collaboration across four critical areas (system transformation, collaboration at scale, collaboration at place, addressing radical and wider health inequalities) and are required at pace to meet the local and system wide NHS needs in the post covid landscape and deliver the NHS long term plan. Successful services will be able to define, support and deliver the following:
- Research to identify good practice and barriers where trust boards need support
- Exploration as to how communities of practice can make rapid progress
- Engagement activities with board leaders to embed NHSEI guidance
- Promotion of insights from NHSEI and other organisations to trust boards
- Peer learning, bespoke development sessions, training and knowledge sharing targets at trust board leaders
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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 Providers are recognised as the voice of the Trust sector. They are the only membership organisation solely dedicated to supporting trusts throughout the wider NHS Provider Sector with 100% of trusts signed up as members. They are uniquely placed with this relationship and are able to deliver the outputs at a pace and to a level other organisations would not be able to without significant work to develop the necessary relationships, skills and knowledge networks
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
NHS Providers
One Birdcage Walk
London
SW1H 9JJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,180,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,180,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Suppliers should contact the Procurement Manager by 22nd May 2022