Official UK procurement notice
Clinical Reviewers Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS England (hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers capable of delivering clinical reviews when a death in custody within London's secure estate occurs.
The Authority for this procurement is NHS England London Region. Further information regarding the role and purpose of NHS England is available from this url: www.england.nhs.uk/about/about-nhs-engl… ↗
The purpose of this procurement is to establish a framework of independent clinical review providers that The Authority can draw down on when a death in custody requires a clinical review to be conducted - one part of a wider Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigation and a delegated duty from the Secretary of State.
The framework is divided into two Lots:
Lot 1 - Bidders can bid to be the lead provider of a clinical review, outlining the details of lead clinical reviewers who can conduct all three levels of clinical review. Bidders also have the option of listing team reviewers from their organisation who can support their lead reviewers with subject matter expertise.
Lot 2 - Bidders can bid to join a pool of team reviewers capable of supporting lead reviewers with subject matter expertise. Team reviewers will be appointed when a lead provider does not have access to the required subject matter expertise to complete a review.
A maximum of five providers will be commissioned for Lot 1, with no limit to the number of providers for Lot 2.
Further details of the lotting structure and award process can be found within the ITT guidance document and further details of the service to be delivered within the Service Specification.
Providers will be listed on the framework for a period of four years.
The total estimated contract value stated for this framework for independent clinical reviewers into Deaths in Custody or Detention is a projected total annual contract value of between £180,000 and £200,000. Please note, annual usage of this framework agreement will vary depending on the number of deaths in each year. This would be the total amount paid in a year to all Clinical Reviewers who undertake work under the Framework and not the total sum that may be expected by a single provider of Clinical Reviews.
It is expected that the total maximum value for the framework agreement will be no more than £800,000.
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Lead ReviewersAwarded
Lot #2Pool team ReviewersAwarded
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Clinical Reviewers Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Jul 2024, 10:34 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2025, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Aug 2024 – …
- Authority reference
PRJ- 2006- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014994- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c26Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via Atamis, the Authority's e-procurement portal. Interested Organisation must express an interest via Atamis. Bidders need to register on Atamis if they are not registered already. This can be done by clicking the link below: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Once registered, you can express an interest in this project by clicking the following the link to this specific project: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Sr000007QPSNIA4&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= Or https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome (Contract Reference: C268168). Please note that any submission of bids by any other means will not be considered. Bidders are required to complete the online questionnaires and submit their tender bid hosted on the portal prior to the deadline for submission of 12:00 Noon - Friday 09 August 2024. All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this ITT opportunity must be directed through the portal. A timetable for the procurement, guidance regarding: process, and supplementary information relating to each contract opportunity is also available from the portal. The Procurement is being managed by NHS London Commercial Hub (NHS LCH) hosted by NHS North East London, on behalf of the Authority, in connection with a competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) exercise that is being conducted, based in part on the Open Procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations" (as amended)). The Services to which the Procurement relate fall are listed within in Schedule 3 and consequently within the scope of Section 7 of the Regulations (74- 77) sometimes referred to as "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other Service Contracts. None of the references to "Open procedure", "ITT", the use of the term "tender process", or any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound to any of the Regulations, save those applicable to LTR provisions. This procurement seeks to establish a multi supplier framework agreement. Bidders are also to note that information relating to this procurement is provided in good faith, and may be subject to amendment by The Authority. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
Timeline
9 Aug 2024 → 14 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
- Notice published14 Apr 2025, 14:34 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2025, 14:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £800,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Pool Team Reviewers
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Pool Team Reviewers
- Signed
- 6 Feb 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lead Reviewer and Pool Team Reviewers
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lead Reviewer and Pool Team Reviewers
- Signed
- 17 Jan 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lead Reviewer
- Signed
- 17 Jan 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lead Reviewer and Pool Team Reviewers
- Signed
- 17 Jan 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Lead Reviewer and Pool Team Reviewers
- Signed
- 17 Jan 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Lead Reviewers | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Pool team Reviewers | 7bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- HASDOC LtdFramework contractor
- LW Independent ConsultancyFramework contractor
- NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitFramework contractor
- Nina Murphy Associates LLPFramework contractor
- North of England Commissioning Support UnitFramework contractor
- Nurture Health and Care LtdFramework contractor
- Psychological Approaches CICFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.