Official UK procurement notice
Complex and Non-Complex Podiatry Services
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionINTENTION TO AWARD
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competition process to commission Complex and Non-Complex Podiatry Services to be delivered to eligible patients across Sunderland and South Tyneside.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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 contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2025, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of competition responses was by 12 noon on 26 September 2024.
Additional information
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.
Providers were 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.
Previous publications concerning this procedure publication references:
2021/S 000-019635
2022/S 000-032709
2024/S 000-006480
NECS utilised an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, no hard copy documents were issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, were conducted via the Atamis portal at: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Competition documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 27 August 2024.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£17,900,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 100
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 100
Published award criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 100
- The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents.: 100
- Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Aug 2024, 11:56 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
necs393- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006291- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04940eFind a Tender
Publisher note: 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 31 December 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). 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: [email protected] Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: Sunderland and South Tyneside Place Subcommittees The Executive Committee of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board The key criteria was considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
26 Sept 2024 → 20 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened27 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Feb 2025, 14:54 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Dec 2024, 14:13 GMT
Published amendments (2)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded. This process has been abandoned under 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.'
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded. This process has been abandoned under 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.'
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurrock Health Hubs LimitedSME | £15,507,510 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 040445-2024-NECS393-1 · Thurrock Health Hubs LimitedSME
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £15,507,510
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Process and specification contact points (1)
- NHS North of England Commissioning SupportProcess contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Thurrock Health Hubs LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.