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Published 18 Oct 2021, 15:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESCC SS Tender for the provision of Integrated Sexual Health and HIV Treatment and Care

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£13,914,455≈ £4.6m / year
Submissions closed 10 Dec 2021
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Sussex County Council Public Health working in collaboration with NHS England (NHSE) for an integrated specialist sexual health services, HIV treatment and care services and prison in reach sexual health services.The bundled contracts consist of;1. Specialist sexual health consisting of the following elements

  • Genito Urinary Medicine (GUM)
  • Specialist Contraception
  • Assertive Outreach service
  • Out of area GUM and contraception charging2. HIV treatment and care3. Prison level three GUM in- reachThe above outlines a revised model for the delivery of the Sexual Health Services. Full details of the requirements are provided within the service specifications in the tender documents.The tender will be an open process and Bidders should note the key dates contained within the Invitation to Tender documents.The procurement process will be conducted using the South East Shares Services e-sourcing portal at www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗
  • Recurrence: Retender approximately 18 months prior to the end date.

CPV: Advisory services provided by nurses · Community health services · Gynaecological hospital services · Health and social work services · Hospital services · Medical hospital services · Outpatient care services · Services provided by medical personnel · Services provided by nurses · Surgical hospital services · Urologist services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£13,914,455
Contract period: 1 Oct 2022 – 30 Sept 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Retender approximately 18 months prior to the contract end date.Variant 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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Closed
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
Yes · Retender approximately 18 months prior to the end date.
First published
18 Oct 2021, 15:02 BST
Last source update
18 Oct 2021, 15:02 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
ESCC - 033378
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025968
Classification (CPV)
Advisory services provided by nursesCommunity health servicesGynaecological hospital servicesHealth and social work servicesHospital servicesMedical hospital servicesOutpatient care servicesServices provided by medical personnelServices provided by nursesSurgical hospital services
+1 moreUrologist services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: value includes potential extension and is the maximum value. The total minimum value is GBP£13,914,455 The services to which this procurement relates fall within Chapter 3 Section 7 and Schedule 3 ofPCR2015. As such, the procurement is being run as a process akin to the open procedure. However, thecontracting authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any regulations except for those under Chapter3 section 7 of PCR2015for light touch services. Please note that the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection ofEmployment) Regulations 2006 may apply and applicants should seek their own legal advice on this subject.The Contracting Authority reserves the right to procure from the successful tenderer services consisting of therepetition of similar services entrusted to the successful tenderer in conformity with the terms of the originalcontract and as indicated in it, acting in accordance with Regulation 32(9) and (10). In addition, theContracting reserves the right to procure additional services by the successful tenderer that have becomenecessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of service provider (i) cannot bemade for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability withexisting equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) it would causesignificant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that anyincrease in costs to the authority as a result on them does not exceed 50% of the value of the originalcontract, Furthermore, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to make changes to the contract to beconcluded which are not "substantial" for the purposes of Regulation 72 of PCR2015, and where (i) the needfor changes has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not haveforeseen; and (ii) the change does not alter the overall nature of the contract; and in so far that (iii) anyincrease in costs to the authority as a result does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.IV.2.6 Minimum timeframe during which tenderer must maintain the tender. In this case it is 6 months, however ‘this may be subject to extension’.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Oct 2021 → 1 Oct 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Oct 2021, 15:02 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, St Annes Crescent, Lewes, South East, BN7 1UEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Initial appeal to the Procurement Manager before appeal to Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

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