- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Business, Leadership, Management, Governance, Structure & Strategy
- Lot 2. Integrated Care, Healthcare & Community care
- Lot 3. Commercialisation, Innovation & Transformation
- Lot 4. Communications, Engagement & Research
- Lot 5. IT Business Consultancy
- Lot 6. Finance and Procurement
- Lot 7. HR and Employment, Skills, and Training
- Lot 8. Disease Outbreaks - Endemics, Epidemics and Pandemics
- Lot 9. Social Value, Sustainability, and Carbon Neutrality
- Lot 10. Property
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shared Business Services Limited
Three Cherry Trees Lane, Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 7AH
nsbs.nhsbusinessservices@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
05280446
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Public Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health
Reference number
SBS10197
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework/Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health and related Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/
The framework includes:
Lot 1 - Business, Leadership, Management, Governance, Structure & Strategy
Lot 2 - Integrated Care, Healthcare & Community care
Lot 3 - Commercialisation, Innovation & Transformation
Lot 4 - Communications, Engagement & Research
Lot 5 - IT Business Consultancy
Lot 6 - Finance and Procurement
Lot 7 - HR and Employment, Skills, and Training
Lot 8 - Disease Outbreaks - Endemics, Epidemics and Pandemics
Lot 9 - Social Value, Sustainability, and Carbon Neutrality
Lot 10 - Property
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £500,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Business, Leadership, Management, Governance, Structure & Strategy
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66121000 - Mergers and acquisition services
- 66122000 - Corporate finance and venture capital services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79500000 - Office-support services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist consultancy and advisory services related to the provision of support for the Healthcare Business Consultancy and leadership and management of organisations, including matters of corporate and organisational governance and strategy.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Integrated Care, Healthcare & Community care
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66121000 - Mergers and acquisition services
- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79500000 - Office-support services
- 80561000 - Health training services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Specialist Consultancy services covering Integrated Care, Healthcare and Community Care to help and support the whole health economy through varied and wide-ranging support.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Commercialisation, Innovation & Transformation
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist consultancy and advisory services related to commercialisation, innovation, and transformation, with a key focus on healthcare experience.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Communications, Engagement & Research
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79500000 - Office-support services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist consultancy and advisory services related to Communications, stakeholder engagement and research, with a key focus on healthcare experience.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
IT Business Consultancy
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of general consultancy and advice for ICT & Digital, including but not limited to consultancy services related to the use of data and information, including the review, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities and systems associated with IT and digital services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Finance and Procurement
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79500000 - Office-support services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist consultancy and advisory services related to financial and procurement activities with a key focus on healthcare experience.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
HR and Employment, Skills, and Training
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 80320000 - Medical education services
- 80420000 - E-learning services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist Consultancy and Advice on HR management, implementation and delivery of HR policies and programmes to support HR and Corporate strategies.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Disease Outbreaks - Endemics, Epidemics and Pandemics
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66121000 - Mergers and acquisition services
- 66122000 - Corporate finance and venture capital services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79500000 - Office-support services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist Consultancy and Advice around Endemics, Epidemics, Pandemics, and other outbreaks.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Social Value, Sustainability, and Carbon Neutrality
Lot No
9
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 09100000 - Fuels
- 09310000 - Electricity
- 09320000 - Steam, hot water and associated products
- 09330000 - Solar energy
- 31121300 - Wind-energy generators
- 65000000 - Public utilities
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71314200 - Energy-management services
- 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 79411000 - General management consultancy services
- 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist Consultancy and Advice for Social Value, Sustainability, Energy and Carbon Neutrality, with a key focus on healthcare experience.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Property
Lot No
10
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66121000 - Mergers and acquisition services
- 66515200 - Property insurance services
- 70000000 - Real estate services
- 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of specialist Consultancy and Advice for built properties, with a key focus on healthcare experience.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Weighting / Weighting: 60%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value Weighting / Weighting: 10%
Cost criterion - Name: Price Weighting / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-033936
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
SBS10197
Lot No
1-10
Title
Consultancy and Advisory Services for Health
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 865
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 508
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 865
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
See Contracts Finder Notice for the full supplier list
See Contracts Finder Notice for the full supplier list
nsbs.nhsbusinessservices@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address
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: £500,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £500,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Framework Agreement procurement was undertaken as an Open Procedure.
The Framework Agreement will commence on 18th March 2024 and end on 17th March 2028.
The contract will be awarded for 48 months.
Some purchases under this Framework Agreement may have requirements that can be met under this Framework Agreement but the purchase of which may be exempt from the Procurement Regulations. In such cases, Call-off Contracts from this Framework will be unregulated purchases for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations, and Approved Organisations may, at their discretion, modify the terms and conditions of any Call-off Contracts to reflect that Approved Organisation's specific needs.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom