Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
Contact
Senior Category Manager - Corporate
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ44 - East Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/
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
Provision of Resident Medical Officers
Reference number
TEKH1108
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of fully vetted, high-quality Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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: £17,563,810
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ44 - East Kent
Main site or place of performance
Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, CT1 3NG
William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, TN24 0LZ
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, CT9 4AN
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust sought a suitably experienced provider of fully vetted, high-quality Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) to seamlessly provide 24/7/365 RMO cover (on a rotational fixed shift basis) across its three acute hospital sites in Ashford, Canterbury and Margate.
The Trust expects:
- the RMOs provided to be an integral part of the team responsible for the provision of safe practice to patients on a routine and emergency basis
- the provider to meet all statutory regulations, and all other reasonable standards, applicable to the provision of RMOs to the NHS, including the provision of standby RMOs.
RMOs will be required in accordance with the needs of the Trust, as amended from time to time during the Contract term.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service proposal / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: RMO staffing approach / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: Clinical Governance / Weighting: 16
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 52
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: 2021/S 000-023120
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TEKH1108
Title
Provision of Resident Medical Officers
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NES Holdings (UK) Ltd.
100 Prince of Wales Road
Norwich
NR1 1NJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Internet address
http://www.neshealthcare.co.uk
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £17,563,810
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road,
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
Country
United Kingdom