Tender

NECS437 Invitation to Tender – Termination of Pregnancy Services – Tees Valley

  • North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board - Tees Valley

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-027517

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0371ea

Published 30 September 2022, 2:23pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board - Tees Valley

First floor, 14 Trinity Mews, North Ormesby Health Village

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1642746918

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC - North East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

John Snow House, Durham University Science Park

Co. Durham

DH1 3YG

Email

NECSU.neprocurement@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1642746918

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC - North East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

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

NECS437 Invitation to Tender – Termination of Pregnancy Services – Tees Valley

Reference number

NECS437 - ITT

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 care system support organisation hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services (ToPs) across Tees Valley for NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) (the Contracting Authority).

The Contracting Authority is procuring ToPs across Tees Valley and plans for a contract commencement date of 01 April 2023 for a contract term of an initial 3-years with the option to extend the contract by a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.

The annual financial threshold is 1195375 GBP and the total contract value is 5976875 GBP.

Tender documentation will be available from 12:00 noon on 03 October 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 04 November 2022.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £5,976,875

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

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, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton on Tees,

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority is procuring Termination of Pregnancy Services across Tees Valley. The Contracting Authority plans for a contract commencement date of 01 April 2023 for a contract term of an initial 3-years with the option to extend the contract by a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.

The annual financial threshold is 1195375 GBP and the total contract value is 5976875 GBP

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 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts.

“Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:

- 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

- How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.

- Whether to undertake any consultation on the above.

Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to consider the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to “economic, social, and environmental well-being” by utilising the UK Governments Social Value Model.

This procurement will be conducted using an e-tendering portal (In-Tend). The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and search for the project NECS437 Invitation to Tender – Termination of Pregnancy Services – Tees Valley.

Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day if you have a working internet connection. Should tenderers have any queries regarding In-Tend a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 or email: support@in-tend.co.uk

The Contracting Authority and NECS reserve the right to cancel the tender process at any point and will not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.

Tender documentation will be available from 12:00 noon on 03 October 2022 and the closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 04 November 2022.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £5,976,875

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

60

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may not apply. 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.


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

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 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As per the ITT Documentation

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure

Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made

four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure

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 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts.

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 005-226781

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

4 November 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(MT Ref:227276)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Contracting Authority 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 (as amended) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court

subject to time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied bidder 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

The High Courts of Justice

London

WC242LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice