Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
7-8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
Contact
Julian Farley - Procurement Lead
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Market Engagement - NHS Race & Health Observatory (RHO) Host Supplier
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS England is looking to award a future contract to a competent and capable supplier to host the NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHS RHO) and to support the delivery of an agreed programme of works.
Evidence has shown that people from the Gypsy or Irish traveller, Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Caribbean, and Pakistani communities have the poorest health experiences and outcome across a range of indicators.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £756,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
England
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The appointed supplier will host the NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHS RHO) and support the delivery of an agreed programme of works that will bridge the gap in the stark race and ethnic health inequalities across the healthcare system.
The approved budget envelope for this contract award has been capped at up to £756k (ex VAT) and will cover hosting as listed in (a) below
In addition up to £6.8M ex Vat will be passported to the successful supplier to enable Programme Delivery as described in (b) below. Please note that this is not subject to the tender evaluation process as this is part of the accountable body’s role.
(a) Hosting – the supplier will be expected to act in the capacity as an accountable body to cover employing staff, providing HR support, Organisational Development, IT/Telephony support, providing suitable office accommodation, managing finances, procurement, and contracts management, etc.
(b) Programme Delivery (including the costs of the NHS RHO Core Team).
(i) The programme of work is agreed between NHS England and the NHS RHO on annual basis, in line with NHS England's strategic objectives and priorities. This element of the award will have access to a budget (up to £6.8M ex Vat) to procure a range of 3rd party commissions, additional to the novation of existing 3rd party commissions.
(ii) The NHS RHO core team comprises of 12FTE posts that will be TUPED.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2 May 2024
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS England will be hosting a market engagement webinar (via MS Teams) on the 16th May 2024 from 11am -12pm
The aim of this session is to provide details on the scope of the Requirement, and the procurement approach. A Q&A session will be accommodated.
Suppliers who are unable to attend the live event will have access to the presentation and FAQs when the tender is published.
Please register your attendance at this event via Julian.Farley@nhs.net.
Please register by 12noon on Wednesday 15th May – A formal invite will then be shared, with Agenda attached.
Your email title should reference - The NHS Race & Health Observatory Webinar.
Please confirm (a) Company Name (b) Name of Attendee/s and (c) Job/Post title.
Further information about the NHS Race and Health Observatory can be found at https://www.nhsrho.org/
Please note that the programme is still at approval stages and may not result in a tender opportunity.