Awarded contract

Children's Speech and Language Therapy in Tees Valley - MSP

  • NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-041067

Published 19 December 2024, 4:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Pemberton House

Sunderland

SR4 6SJ

Email

necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

NHS Organisation Data Service

QHM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/

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

Children's Speech and Language Therapy in Tees Valley - MSP

Reference number

NECS507

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85121291 - Paediatric services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Intention to Award Notice

Service: Children's Speech and Language Therapy in Tees Valley

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 03 January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Lifetime value of contract: £25,200,000

Length of opportunity: 5 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 years

New or existing service: Existing

New or incumbent provider: Existing

Dates between which the services are intended to be provided: 1st April 25 - 31st March 2032

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £25,200,000

two.2) Description

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)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Intention to Award Notice

Service: Children's Speech and Language Therapy in Tees Valley

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 03 January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Lifetime value of contract: £25,200,000

Length of opportunity: 5 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 years

New or existing service: Existing

New or incumbent provider: Existing

Dates between which the services are intended to be provided: 1st April 25 - 31st March 2032

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Most Suitable Provider Process with regard to the Key Criteria / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: Most Suitable Provider Process with regard to the Key Criteria / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 03 January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Middlesbrough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC - North East (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £25,200,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £25,200,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Explanation:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 03 January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

Written representation should be sent to:

Necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net

Details of the individual(s) making the award decision:

TBC, NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.

The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 Key Criteria and mandatory requirements. The Relevant Authority scored the relative importance of each aspect of the 5 Key Criteria, creating a rationale for that scoring and the evidence required to adequately assess the provider. This rationale was tested on a Pass/Fail basis, by detailing the evidence and knowledge available with regards to the provider.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Sunderland

SR4 6SJ

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom