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Published 20 May 2024, 10:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Covid-19 nMAB Infusion Service at Home

Official notice

Authority: NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£408,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 31 Jul 2024awarded 9 Aug 2024
Awarded to Ashfield Healthcare Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of a nurse led homecare service to administer intravenous COVID-19 neutralising monoclonal antibodies to eligible community patients registered with a GP in Surrey Heartlands or Frimley in line with NICE TA878.

CPV: Services provided by nurses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR, having followed a…AwardedRenewalPublished value£408,000

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR, having followed a competitive process. The contract is for the value of £408,000 over three years.

This is a new service provider following notice having been given by a prior supplier for an existing service. During the interim period IV administration has needed to be delivered at a specialist centre in the absence of an infusion service at home.

The service will commence on 1st October 2024; the contract will expire on 30th September 2027.

This contract is for the provision of a nurse led homecare service to administer intravenous COVID-19 neutralising monoclonal antibodies to eligible community patients registered with a GP in Surrey Heartlands ICB except North West Surrey Place which has alternate provision and Frimley ICB in line with NICE TA878.

Patients will have been clinically assessed by East Berkshire Primary Care Trust (EBPCT) and where necessary prescribed IV therapy due to their individual patient circumstances.

The IV therapy is dispensed and delivered by a named community pharmacy in Surrey Heartlands or Frimley which will refer patients onto the home care IV administration service.

EBPCT is also responsible for clinically assessing patients who may be geographically located in the Surrey Heartlands and Frimley areas (except North West Surrey in Surrey Heartlands), explicitly patients in detained estate or Mental Health wards and patients who are holiday in the area.

The aim of the service is to ensure patients within the ICS' can access the provision of homecare IV fairly and equitably and that all patients referred into the service receive IV therapy with 5 days of symptom onset. Some patients may receive therapy on day 6 or 7 with the agreement of the prescribing trust.

Delivery: South East · Homes of patients registered with a GP in: Surrey Heartlands ICB - East Surrey, Guildford & Waverley, Surrey Downs Frimley ICB
Extensions: Details of any extension to be advised by the AuthorityVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price

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
20 May 2024, 10:17 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2024, 16:54 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
NMAB001
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028496
Classification (CPV)
Services provided by nurses
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0468c4 Find 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 the relevant authority by midnight on 3rd September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to [email protected]. Award Decision makers: Evaluation Panel, Surrey Heartlands Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee - Meetings in May and July 2024, Executive Director of Recovery and Sustainability No Conflicts of Interest were declared for this competitive process. The PSR Key Criteria were allocated in the following weightings: Key Criteria 1: Quality & Innovation 25% Key Criteria 2: Value 26% Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability 24% Key Criteria 4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 15% Key Criteria 5: Social Value 10% Key criteria 1-3 were of effective equal weighting due to an emphasis on the need for assurance regards service model quality, delivery, sustainability, and cost implications inherent therein. Additionally, it was important to gain confidence in a bidder’s ability to mobilise the service efficiently demonstrating collaboration and team working during this time and for future service delivery. The Authority sought a most economically advantageous response. The number of technical evaluation questions posed for each Key Criteria 1-3 differed as the breadth of information altered hence the small percentage differences. Key Criteria 4 and 5 were allocated a reduced weighting because some elements of Key Criteria 4 are outside of the control of the provider due to its referral receipt status. Key criteria 5 was allocated the minimum weighting but this was still considered adequate for bidders to demonstrate their credentials in this arena with a weighting influential enough to impact their status in the procurement process. The winning bidder achieved the highest scores in relation to Key Criteria 2, 4 and 5.

How it was run

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Submission deadline
31 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jun 2024 → 5 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    31 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    31 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    5 Sept 2024, 16:54 BST

Notice history

6 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jul 2024
  1. Published value updated to £408,000
    12 Jul 2024, 11:03 BST
    was £68,000
  2. Status changed to active
    12 Jul 2024, 11:03 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    12 Jul 2024, 11:03 BST
  4. Deadline published: 31 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
    12 Jul 2024, 11:03 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    12 Jul 2024, 11:03 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    22 Aug 2024, 12:12 BST
Published amendments (3)

The anticipated activity volume for this contract is circa 120 patients per year. The geographic coverage within the ICB will be East Surrey Place, Guildford & Waverley Place and Surrey Downs Place. https://www.surreyheartlands.org/our-places https://www.eastsurrey-alliance.org/ https://www.guildfordwaverley-alliance.org/ https://www.surreydowns-hcp.org/

Following engagement with potential suitable providers for this service, considering the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria in a fair way across all, the Awarding Authority has decided to halt the Most Suitable Provider process in favour of a Competitive Process which will be launched in the near future. If at any point in the most suitable provider process the relevant author…

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded 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 to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. The estimated lifetime v…

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2024-06: 1 release · 12 Jun 2024
  • 2024-05: 2 releases · 20 May 2024, 22 May 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £408,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ashfield Healthcare Limited£408,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNHSHealth GB-NHS: QXU Block C, 1st Floor,Dukes Court, Duke Street, WOKING, South East, KT229AEContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body London
  • The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ashfield Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier03286306 Ground Floor, Ceva House Excelsior Road, Ashby Business Park, Nottingham Road, Ashby‐De‐La‐Zouch, South East, LE65 1NG

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria