Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - LEAD ICB
2ND FLOOR PRESTON BUSINESS CENTRE, WATLING STREET ROAD, FULWOOD
PRESTON LANCASHIRE
PR2 8DY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y62 NORTH WEST COMMISSIONING REGION
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
4TH FLOOR, 3 PICCADILLY PLACE
MANCHESTER
M1 3BN
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y62 NORTH WEST COMMISSIONING REGION
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
NO 1 LAKESIDE, 920 CENTRE PARK
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y62 NORTH WEST COMMISSIONING REGION
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/Welcome
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
NHSE1050 - Host Organisation - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C345988
Reference number
NHSE1050
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 working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West Specialised Commissioning and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - (Lead ICB), NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authorities),who undertook a competition to commission a Host Organisation - to deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 did not apply to this award.
The contract term was for a period of 5 years. The Host Organisation contract was to be awarded by July 2025, and full mobilisation of the service would have been confirmed in line with the awarded Host Organisation's mobilisation plan. This was anticipated to be between July 2025 and 01 April 2026, not withstanding any supply issues to mobilise the service. The five-year contract will commence from full mobilisation of the service.
The closing time and date for submission of competition response was 12:00 Noon on 09 May 2025.
NECS did utilise an electronic tendering tool to manage the competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there was no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS including response submissions, was conducted via the Atamis portal at
https://health-family.force.com/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 providers have experienced any queries, or were having problems registering on the portal; they were advised to contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm.
Competition documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 12:00 Noon on 10 April 2025.
Potential Providers were advised to look for NHSE1050 - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C345988.
The Host Organisation was required to provide all the requirements within the annual financial threshold of 5.66 million GBP and the successful Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note after award and before the commencement date the successful provider was required to occupy and deliver the service from a base located within the North West.
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
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
North West England.
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - Lead ICB.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Host Organisation to procure, deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service.
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The contract term is for a period of 5 years.
Contract commencement was anticipated to be between July 2025 and 01 April 2026, not withstanding any supply issues to mobilise the service.
The Host Organisation was required to provide all the requirements within the annual financial threshold of 5.66 million GDP per annum and the successful Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note after award and before the commencement date the successful provider was required to occupy and deliver the service from a base located within the North West.
Competition documentation was available on the e-tendering site by 12:00 Noon on 10 April 2025.
Potential Providers were advised to look for NHSE1050 - Host Organisation -North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C345988
The closing time and date for submission of competition response was by 12:00 Noon on 09 May 2025.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality, Innovation / Weighting: 51.5
Quality criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 7
Quality criterion - Name: Integration, Collaboration, Sustainability / / Weighting: 11.5
Quality criterion - Name: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Finance / Weighting: 15
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria were stated in the procurement documents
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: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-014161
Section five. Award of contract
Title
NHSE1050 - Host Organisation - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No: C345988
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - LEAD ICB
PRESTON, LANCASHIRE
PR2 8DY
Country
United Kingdom