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Published 30 Dec 2022, 12:29 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

External Clinical Review Provision

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,100,000≈ £700k / year
Submissions closed 6 Feb 2023awarded 4 Aug 2023
Awarded to Arden and GEM CSU
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of expert knowledge and capacity to undertake clinical evidence reviews, evidence summaries and analytical support for clinical commissioning policy, service specifications and commissioning products.

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Technical analysis or consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Open Procedure Advertised on FTS and CFAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£2,100,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Subject to supplier performance and internal budgetary and governance approvals and processes there could be an option to extend the contract by 24 months (12 months plus 12 months)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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Dec 2022, 12:29 GMT
Last source update
4 Sept 2023, 12:38 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
C191471
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026046
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesTechnical analysis or consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039497 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
6 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Feb 2023 → 4 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Feb 2023, 09:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    4 Sept 2023, 12:38 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Sept 2023, 12:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Arden and GEM CSU——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 026046-2023-1 · Arden and GEM CSU

    Signed
    4 Aug 2023
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic1—£2,130,000 – £2,130,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7UEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Arden and GEM CSUAwarded supplier St John's House East St, Leicester, Leicester, LE1 6NB, United Kingdom, Leicester, UK, LE1 6NB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.