Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Sunderland
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
00P
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
NECS508 - GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service
Reference number
NECS508
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 & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service under an NHS Standard Contract for the following areas:
Lot 1 - Newcastle
Lot 2 - North Tyneside
Lot 3 - Northumberland
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Newcastle
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
Newcastle
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of the competition
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service under an NHS Standard Contract for the following areas:
Lot 1 - Newcastle
Lot 2 - North Tyneside
Lot 3 - Northumberland
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 1st June 2025, with an option to extend for a further 1 year 10 months years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of tenders is by 1200 hours on Friday 29th November 2024.
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, Providers 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 000-037677.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response 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 providers 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 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from Tuesday 29th October 2024
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
82
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Initial Contract term is 5 years with the option of extending for a further 1 year 10 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
North Tyneside
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
North Tyneside
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 & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service under an NHS Standard Contract for the following areas:
Lot 1 - Newcastle
Lot 2 - North Tyneside
Lot 3 - Northumberland
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 1st June 2025, with an option to extend for a further 1 year 10 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of tenders is by 1200 hours on Friday 29th November 2024.
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, Providers 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 000-037677.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response 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 providers 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 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from Tuesday 29 October 2024.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
82
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
initial contract term is 5 years with optional extension of 1 year 10 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Northumberland
Lot No
3
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
Northumberland
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 & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission GP Out of Hours & Home Visiting Service under an NHS Standard Contract for the following areas:
Lot 1 - Newcastle
Lot 2 - North Tyneside
Lot 3 - Northumberland
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 1st June 2025, with an option to extend for a further 1 year 10 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of tenders is by 1200 hours on Friday 29th November 2024.
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, Providers 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 000-037677.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response 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 providers 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 08.00 am - 06.00 pm
Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from Tuesday 29th October 2024.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
82
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
initial contract term of 5 years with the optional extension of a further 1 year 10 months
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: 2023/S 000-037677
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 November 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 November 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
Country
United Kingdom