Contract

ESR Transformation Programme Financial Advisors

  • NHS Business Services Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-014007

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-045668

Published 1 May 2024, 10:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Business Services Authority

Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Email

commercialservicesteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.nhsbsa.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

ESR Transformation Programme Financial Advisors

Reference number

23_02_01

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Financial Advisors to support the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Transformation Programme procurement and associated financial activity.

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: £1,550,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provider will work with, and as part of, the Transformation Programme Team established by the NHSBSA charged with the delivery of the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Transformation Programme procurement.

The overarching requirement and objectives are to provide financial assurance and advice to ensure that there are compliant and appropriate services contracts for the ESR procurement and the future transformed service. Key outputs are:

• Advise and support the ESR Transformation Programme Team in the development and build of financial model(s) capable of supporting the ESR service, including legacy and transformation.
• Provide advice and quality assurance of content in the financially related contract documents and schedules.
• Advise and support all stages of the procurement process including but not limited to:
• Pre-procurement planning and documentation development;
• Evaluation of bidder's submissions including pricing models;
• Negotiation stages up to Contract Award.
• Advise and assurance against Final Business Case.

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


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

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

Due to a commercial issue that arose at the Selection Questionnaire stage of the ESR Transformation Programme procurement (which concluded at the end of January 2023) and following legal advice, this contract will be direct award using the urgency provision of the Public Contract Regulation 2015. Regulation 32 allows for award without prior publication in where “for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with”.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 February 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

30 Finsbury Square

London

EC2A 1AG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI4 - Inner London – East
National registration number

OC307742

Internet address

http://www.grantthornton.co.uk

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: £1,550,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,550,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Business Services Authority

Stella House, Goldcrest Way, Newburn Riverside

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/