Award

s12 Application

  • NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-015633

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-045a39

Published 16 May 2024, 5:22pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square

Warrington

WA11QY

Contact

Ruth Waldron

Email

ruth.waldron@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD61 - Warrington

NHS Organisation Data Service

QYG

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.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

s12 Application

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is an application and website (platform) which helps mental health professionals to efficiently complete Mental Health Act 1983 (MHS) processes. The system improves the MHA assessment process by speeding up the time taken to source the most appropriate medical staff to undertake the process, providing robust and reliable data and improving patient flow.

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: £112,800

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
  • UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance

The service will cover the whole of Cheshire and Merseyside.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award C to the incumbent provider to deliver the s.12 Application across Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2024, expire on 31st March 2025 and has a total contract value of £112,800 inclusive of VAT.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 99

Price - Weighting: 1

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:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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

Title

s.12 Application

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 February 2024

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

S12 Solutions Ltd

2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn

London

WC2A 3TH

Email

s12solutions-info@vitalhub.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

10815986

Internet address

https://www.s12solutions.com/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £112,800


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

On 26th February 2024 the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Liverpool Senior Leadership Team approved this decision and no conflicts of interested were declared.

The following criteria informed the decision:

Social Value: 20%

Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 20%

Value: 20%

Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20%

Quality and innovation: 20%

Representations by providers must be made to ruth.waldron@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk within 8 working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/