Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Sunderland
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/sd/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support
John Snow House
Durham
DH1 3YG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned 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
Anticoagulation Service
Reference number
NECS479
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria (NHS NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission Anticoagulation Service under the Full-Length NHS Contract 2023/24 (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
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
Darlington
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Main site or place of performance
Darlington
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria (NHS NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Anticoagulation Service under the Full-Length NHS Contract 2023/24 (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance
two.2.14) 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 000-015046.
Thirdly, the affordability envelope may be subject to decrease or increase, for any one year, following contract award as a result of an increase or decrease in activity numbers. Any fluctuations in the affordability envelope and/or activity will be in accordance with Regulation 72(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). A tariff payment will be made based on activity undertaken by the provider.
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 13 September 2023.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Middlesbrough
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Main site or place of performance
Middlesbrough
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria (NHS NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Anticoagulation Service under the Full-Length NHS Contract 2023/24 (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.14) 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 000-015046.
Thirdly, the affordability envelope may be subject to decrease or increase, for any one year, following contract award as a result of an increase or decrease in activity numbers. Any fluctuations in the affordability envelope and/or activity will be in accordance with Regulation 72(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). A tariff payment will be made based on activity undertaken by the provider.
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 13 September 2023.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Redcar and Cleveland
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Main site or place of performance
Redcar and Cleveland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria (NHS NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Anticoagulation Service under the Full-Length NHS Contract 2023/24 (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.14) 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 000-015046.
Thirdly, the affordability envelope may be subject to decrease or increase, for any one year, following contract award as a result of an increase or decrease in activity numbers. Any fluctuations in the affordability envelope and/or activity will be in accordance with Regulation 72(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). A tariff payment will be made based on activity undertaken by the provider.
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 13 September 2023.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Hartlepool
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Main site or place of performance
Hartlepool
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria (NHS NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Anticoagulation Service under the Full-Length NHS Contract 2023/24 (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.14) 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 000-015046.
Thirdly, the affordability envelope may be subject to decrease or increase, for any one year, following contract award as a result of an increase or decrease in activity numbers. Any fluctuations in the affordability envelope and/or activity will be in accordance with Regulation 72(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). A tariff payment will be made based on activity undertaken by the provider.
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 13 September 2023.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Stockton
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham
Main site or place of performance
Stockton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria (NHS NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Anticoagulation Service under the Full-Length NHS Contract 2023/24 (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
two.2.14) 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 000-015046.
Thirdly, the affordability envelope may be subject to decrease or increase, for any one year, following contract award as a result of an increase or decrease in activity numbers. Any fluctuations in the affordability envelope and/or activity will be in accordance with Regulation 72(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). A tariff payment will be made based on activity undertaken by the provider.
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 13 September 2023.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
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).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
16 October 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The High Court, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom