Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group
Place Sherwood, Sherwood Drive
Milton Keynes
MK3 6RT
Contact
Mr Ahsan Haji
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
PRJ1132 - Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Procurement Service
Reference number
DN602380
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) hereafter referred to as ‘the Authority’ invited tenders from suitably qualified providers of procurement services with significant knowledge and experience of working in the NHS healthcare sector.
The successful provider is expected to transform the way the CCG’s current procurement, commercial and contracting model is structured and delivered. The transformation will support the integration of the service provision across the mix of healthcare providers in the BLMK region (in compliance with existing and upcoming/future changes to legislation and regulations).
Requirements are for clinical and non-clinical services to provide advice, support, ongoing development and management of:
• Systems transformation across the healthcare sector in BLMK
• Delivering Strategic Procurements
• Delivering eProcurement and Transactional Procurements
• Delivering NHS Long Term Plan including best value test
• Ensuring compliant end to end Procurement Processes
• Maintaining contracts register, procurement pipeline and prioritisation matrix
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: £1,020,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service must be fully mobilised and live from 1st July 2022.
The contract term is for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period up to 1 year.
The annual budget for this service is in the range of £320,000 - £340,000.
In line with the Health and Care Act (2022), it is envisaged that CCGs will be abolished and replaced by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Any reference to BLMK CCG in this procurement should be interpreted as referring to the BLMK ICB that will take its place in due course.
The Procurement was managed by NHS London Shared Service (LSS) (formerly NELCSU), on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that was conducted via a procurement process, based on the Open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (“the Regulations” (as amended)).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract term is for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for a further period up to 1 year.
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-007419
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PRJ1132
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU)
St John's House, East Street
Leicester
LE1 6NB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF21 - Leicester
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,020,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes Clinical Commissioning Group
Milton Keynes
Country
United Kingdom