Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")
Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Contact
David Bryce
Telephone
+44 1698794410
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.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
Supply of Agency Temporary Medical Locum Doctors
Reference number
NP50022
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of agency temporary Medical locum doctors to NHS Scotland Entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service
(Scotland) Act 1978 ( ie all Health boards, special Health Boards, Health Improvement Scotland and the Common services Agency )
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £420,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Temporary Agency Medical Locums all Grades & Specialities
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
NHS Scotland entities pursuant to National Health Service (Scotland) act 1978 ie all Health boards, special Health boards, Health
Improvement Scotland and the common service agency)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of Temporary agency Medical Locum Doctors
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Merit / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation Management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £420,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Framework Agreement duration will be 3years (36 months) with 2 twelve months extensions available
The Common Services Agency shall be entitled ( at its sole discretion)to extend the duration of the Framework agreement by two 12
calendar month periods
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Common Services Agency shall be entitled ( at its sole discretion)to extend the duration of the Framework agreement by two 12 calendar month periods
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Temporary Agency Medical Locums Neutral Master Vendor
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
NHS Scotland entities pursuant to National Health Service (Scotland) act 1978 ie all Health boards, special Health boards, Health
Improvement Scotland and the common service agency)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of Temporary Agency Medical Locum Doctors via Neutral Master Vendor provider
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Framework Agreement duration will be 3years (36 months) with 2 twelve months extensions available
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Common Services Agency shall be entitled ( at its sole discretion)to extend the duration of the Framework agreement by two 12 calendar month periods
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
(1) Potential Framework Participants will be required to provide a statement covering the 3 years previous financial years including the overall turnover of the Potential Framework Participants in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(2)Potential Framework Participants will be required to provide statements of account or extracts relating to their business.
(3) Please attach your bankers statement outlining the current cash and credit facility position and confirming the Contractor’s economic and financial standing.
(4)see contract/tender documentation which incorporates the requirements of the ESPD (Scotland) and the financial period of reporting is
the previous 3 financial years.
(5) Potential Framework Participants will be required to provide confirmation of Employers Liability, Public Liability and any other
relevant insurances.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
All candidates must demonstrate a minimum turnover of 500,000 UKGBP per annum
Potential Framework Participants must confirm the limits of indemnity per occurrence and aggregate for Public Liability for any one incident in any one year, and any other relevant insurances are above the minimum of 2 Million UKGBP.
Potential Framework Participants must confirm Employer liability of 5 Million UKGBP
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Potential Framework Participants must be able to demonstrate experience in providing an efficient, responsive and effective service for the provision of registered medical practitioners on an agency/locum basis (including an understanding of the need to accurately assess the skills and capabilities required against those offered by individual doctors) and the capability to provide Agency Services to Participating
Authorities across Scotland. Potential Framework Participants for Lot 2 must be able to demonstrate experience in providing efficient, responsive and effective service for the provision of registered medical practitioners on an Neutral Master Vendor basis
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Potential Framework Participants for Lot 1 must submit with their tenders at least two (current) references from NHS bodies or registered healthcare providers attesting to the appropriate nature, quality and effectiveness of services provided by the potential Framework Participant on an agency /locum basis.
Potential Framework Participants for Lot 2 must submit with their tenders at least two (current) references from NHS bodies or registered healthcare providers attesting to the appropriate nature, quality and effectiveness of services provided by the potential Framework Participant on an Neutral Master Vendor basis.
Additional minimum conditions relating to the provision of temporary agency medical locums are detailed in the Framework Terms & Conditions.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Minimum conditions relating to worker pay and commission rates are detailed in the ITT
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 40
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
Justification for any framework agreement duration exceeding 4 years: Changes to practise will require change to fully implement. This award may take the additional year extension option that would take it past the 4 year point, this will be determined during the 4th year of the framework.
four.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 July 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 July 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
six.3) Additional information
The Authority is seeking to establish a multi supplier framework and envisages to appoint approximately (40) potential framework
Participants to the framework 30 Lot 1 & 10 Lot 2, but reserves the right to appoint a greater number for clinical coverage of appropriate disciplines.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19928. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
It is a mandatory requirement that potential framework participants agree to support the concept, provision and ongoing development of community benefits provision in relation to this framework.
Potential framework participants are required to agree to this mandatory requirement. They are also requested to provide a brief summary of the community benefits that have recently been delivered within Scotland, if at all, and also what impact and outcomes these have achieved.
Potential framework participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits.
For further information please visit NHSS Community Benefit Gateway at https://www.nss.nhs.scot/procurment-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court house
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection process has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the Framework Agreement which notification will contain, among other information, a summary of the reasons as to why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a ‘standstill period’ of a
minimum of 10 (ten) clear calendar days (or a minimum of 15 (fifteen) if the communication method used is not electronic) between the date on which the Authority despatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant Framework Agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the Framework Agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the Framework Agreement has been entered
into include the setting aside of the decision to award the Framework Agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Framework Agreement has be entered into will not affect the Framework Agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the
remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the Framework Agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages