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Published 18 Aug 2023, 09:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Custody Healthcare - 6 Forces

Official notice

Authority: 7 Force Commercial Services

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£51,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Custody Healthcare for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk & Suffolk Police Forces

CPV: Community health services · Health services · Medical practice and related services · Services provided by medical personnel

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) provide medical care and, when required, forensic…RenewalPublished value£51,000,000

Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) provide medical care and, when required, forensic assessment of detainees/suspects in police custody, complainants/complainers of crime, police officers/ police personnel injured in the course of their work. They regard each person they care for or assess as patients. They may also attend scenes of death to pronounce life extinct and give an opinion on whether there are any suspicious circumstances. HCPs may be required to provide interpretation of their findings to the police, solicitors, courts and sometimes to social services verbally and in writing. Written statements for court and other tribunals and presentation of oral evidence in court may be required for these cases.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Extension period of 3x12 monthsVariant 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
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Aug 2023, 09:40 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2023, 19:24 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
C18409
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025943
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth servicesMedical practice and related servicesServices provided by medical personnel
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://7force.force.com ↗

Submission deadline
6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Aug 2023, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Aug 2023 → 5 Dec 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    18 Aug 2023, 10:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    1 Sept 2023, 19:24 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 6 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
    1 Sept 2023, 19:24 BST
    +14 days · was 22 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2.122 Sept 20236 Oct 2023+14 d
—Bid validityIV.2.6.15 Dec 20239 Jan 2024+35 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

7 Force Commercial Services

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety Suffolk Constabulary, Martlesham Heath, East of England, IP5 3QSContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • BiP SolutionsMediation bodyReview contact point Glasgow
  • The High CourtReview body London

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