Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
MSE Group
Britannia House, Unit 12-14, Britannia Business Park
Southend
SS2 6GE
Telephone
+44 1702385612
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.successregimeessex.co.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.successregimeessex.co.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
Freedom to Speak up Services (FTSU)- Staff Liaison Guardians
Reference number
CA8416 - MSE-C-88b
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of confidential staff liaison service to support staff members who wish to speak up in relation to concerns associated with provision of safe and secure hospital 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: £309,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority seeks to award a 3 year contract with option to extend by up to 12 months to suitably qualified providers in line with the declared specification of requirements. The Service provider is required to provide two dedicated staff to perform the service across the various Authority sites, and to offer services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including public holidays so that matters can be escalated to the Authority in accordance with the RAG rating and escalation policy.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: as defeind within the ITT documentation / Weighting: 60.00%
Price - Weighting: 40.00%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
48 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 1x12 month(s)
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
Open procedure
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-004047
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CA8416
Title
Freedom to Speak up Services (FTSU)- Staff Liaison Guardians
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 July 2021
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
The Guardian Service Ltd
14 Gray's Inn Road,
London
WC1X 8HN
karen.armitage@theguardianservice.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7841922499
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £309,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Bidder may be required to provide a presentation via cloud based conferencing facility (ie Starleaf or the like) should the Authority wish to clarify the bidders responses to the award criteria. There are also mandatory questions on a pass fail basis that apply to the evaluation of the bids in addition to the scored award questions. Please see ITT documentation.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Britannia House, Unit 11-13, Britannia Business Park, Comet Way
Southend
SS2 6GE
contracts.purchasing@southend.nhs.uk
Telephone
+44 1702435555
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
As per procurement documents