Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)
27A Harley place
London
W1G 8LZ
Telephone
+44 7904597971
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main 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
National Audit of Eating Disorders
Reference number
NCA 813440196
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the National Audit of Eating Disorders (NAED).
The programme will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England. But further Devolved Nations and Crown Dependencies may join the programme throughout its duration.
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: £1,350,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an
organisation that will support the delivery of the National Audit of Eating Disorders (NAED).
The programme will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England, but may later extend to include Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey and Isle of Man Guernsey and other Devolved Nations/ Crown Dependencies.
The total contract value is £1,350,000 excluding VAT for the duration of three years with
potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years at a value of up to £455,000 per
year.
The aspirational intent including the core 3 year value, extension value and all other
aspirational intent as defined in section 12 of the specification of this ITT has a potential
ceiling value of up to £12,559,451.
The Authority is under no obligation to invoke any aspirational intent.
It is anticipated that the new service will commence in August 2024. This procurement is for
clinical services which are part of the 'Public Contract Regulations (PCR2015)' for the
purpose of the Regulations. The commissioner is not voluntarily following any other part of
the Regulations. The process will be similar to an Open Procedure where the Regulations
apply and so reserves the right to depart from that procedure at any point. The procedure
that the Commissioner is following is set out in the Invitation to Tender.
To access the ITT documents, please follow the access link defined above in this notice.
Bidders must respond to all questions. The deadline for the submission of the tender is 12
noon on 15 September 2023. Please note that any communication from HQIP regarding this
tender will be via the Delta messaging board. Bidders must use the Delta messaging board
for their communications with HQIP regarding this procurement.
Bidders should note that HQIP does not accept requests to amend the published Terms and
Conditions of Contract after bid submission or prior to contract signature.
Bidders must sign the Form of Tender to indicate acceptance of these Terms and Conditions
of Contract. Failure to sign the Form of Tender will make your bid submission non-compliant and subject to disqualification.
In rare cases where a bidder wishes to raise a potential legal implication to agreeing to the
terms and conditions, this must be raised during the published bidder clarification time
window via the messaging module within the e-tendering portal so that it can be addressed
via the standard process for all bidder clarifications.
HQIP would like to bring to the attention of bidders that the qualitative response section of
this tender now includes question 13 Social Value.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: STIMULATING HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE / Weighting: 11
Quality criterion - Name: ENGAGING AND INVOLVING PATIENTS, CARERS AND THE PUBLIC / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AUDIT DESIGN AND PROPOSED MEASURES / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: EQUITY AND PARITY / Weighting: 4
Quality criterion - Name: INFORMATION GOVERNANCE / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: PARTICIPATION AND DATA ACQUISITION / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: ANALYSIS / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: USES OF DATA / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: RISK MANAGEMENT / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: COST AND ALLOCATION OF BUDGET / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: SOCIAL VALUE / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
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: 2023/S 000-029260
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
813440196
Title
NATIONAL AUDIT OF EATING DISORDERS
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 July 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
21 Prescot Street
London
E1 8BB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
RC000463
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,350,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,348,237.56
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 11 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Quality Improvement, Public and patient involvement, including recruiting and convening a Service User and Carer Advisory Group, Development of data platform and data collection
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd
27a Harley Place
London
W1G 8LZ
Country
United Kingdom