Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England North West
Regatta Place Summers Road
Liverpool Merseyside
L3 4BL
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC11 - Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England North East and Yorkshire
Quarry House Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice (H&J) Services.
Reference number
NHSE903
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice (H&J) Services.
Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (NW) Region and North East & Yorkshire (NE&Y) Region (the Contracting Authorities), who are undertaking a procurement to commission Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice (H&J) Services.
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
Patient Engagement Services North West
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (NW) Region and North East & Yorkshire (NE&Y) Region (the Contracting Authorities) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice (H&J) Services under NHS Standard Contract terms.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years and 2 months commencing on 01 February 2024, with the option to extend by 2 years.
The closing date for submission of tenders is by 12 noon on 15 September 2023.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 15
Cost criterion - Name: Quality (Technical Qs) / Weighting: 85
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
38
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Patient Engagement Services North East and Yorkshire
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (NW) Region and North East & Yorkshire (NE&Y) Region (the Contracting Authorities) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice (H&J) Services under NHS Standard Contract terms.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years and 2 months commencing on 01 February 2024, with the option to extend by 2 years.
The closing date for submission of tenders is by 12 noon on 15 September 2023.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 15
Cost criterion - Name: Quality (Technical Qs) / Weighting: 85
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
38
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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: 2023/S 000-015825
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
15 September 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 September 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Additional information
Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2023/S 000-015825.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm
Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 16/08/2023.
Legal, economic, financial, and technical information
Conditions for participation
Objective rules and criteria for participation
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being".
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom