Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England - North East and Yorkshire
The Old Exchange, Barnard Street
Darlington, Co. Durham
DL3 7DR
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC13 - Darlington
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
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
NHSE834 - Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre (IRC) Primary Care Services and Dental Services
Reference number
NHSE834
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) worked for, and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Health and Justice) to commission Primary Care Services (Lot 1) and Dental Services (Lot 2) to be delivered from Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre (IRC).
The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure were followed for this procurement to test the capability, capacity, and technical competence of providers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within the PCR, ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract was scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.
This procurement was conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend). As such there was no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, were conducted via the In-tend portal.
Tender documentation was available via In-tend from Wednesday 15 February 2023 and the closing date for receipt of tenders was 12 noon on Wednesday 22 March 2023.
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: £10,411,440
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Primary Care Services
Lot No
1
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)
Main site or place of performance
Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre (IRC)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Primary Care Services to be delivered from Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre (IRC)
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Dental Services
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)
Main site or place of performance
Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre (IRC)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Dental Services to be delivered from Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre (IRC).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-004620
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
Primary Care Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services Limited
Reading, Berkshire
RG1 8BW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £9,936,290
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Dental Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Burgess & Hyder Dental Group
Ferryhill, County Durham
DL17 8LG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £475,150
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
John Snow House
Durham
DH1 3YG
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom