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Published 28 Jun 2021, 18:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender For: Community Diagnostic Hubs (CDH) Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England (NHS & healthcare)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£10,000,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2021awarded 13 Dec 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name “NHS England”) has established a framework (the “Framework Agreement”)from which NHS England and other NHS bodies (Clinical Commissioning Groups (“CCGs”), NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts (each a “Contracting Authority” and together the “Contracting Authorities”)) have the ability to award contracts or sub-contracts for a range of clinical services to be provided from community diagnostic hubs (the “Services”). Please note, the name has changed from “Community Diagnostic Hubs”. These will be known as “Community Diagnostic Centres” going forward.

CPV: Health services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
87 bids received · 52 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The objective of Framework Agreement is to: support the Contracting Authorities’…AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000,000

The objective of Framework Agreement is to: support the Contracting Authorities’ ability to improve population health: increase diagnostic capacity: improve productivity and efficiency of diagnostic activity, contribute to reducing health inequalities, deliver a better and more personalised diagnostic experience for patients and support integration of care.

The framework is divided into a number of clinical diagnostic modalities and sub-modalities. Successful providers onto the framework (a “Provider” and “Providers”) have, during the procurement process and potentially during the term of the framework, identify those modalities and sub-modalities which they are capable of providing in identified locations. A Framework Agreement has been entered into by NHS England on behalf of all Contracting Authorities with each successful Provider assessed as capable of providing such Services (or any of them) through this procurement process The term of each Framework Agreement awarded pursuant to this procurement is for [3] years with an option to extend for a further [24 month period] (the “Term”).

However (as permitted pursuant to Regulation 74(7)), it is anticipated (but not guaranteed) that the Framework will:

  • be opened to new potential Providers every 12 months within the Term (in which case new Framework Agreements awarded shall be for the remaining length of the original Term only); and
  • be opened or “refreshed” at any time during the Term to allow new and existing Providers to apply for new modalities or sub-modalities relating to the Services.

When awarding contracts pursuant to the framework it will be for Contracting Authorities to determine which modalities or sub-modalities they wish to purchase based on local need and award will be permitted on the basis of either criteria set out in the Framework Agreement or further competition among those on the Framework.

Contracts called off from the Framework from Contracting Authorities shall be based upon the NHS Standard Contract or Sub-Contract at National and Local NHS Prices and discounts may be offered.

Delivery: UK · England
Extensions: The contract period is for an initial term of 3 years with the option to extend for further 24 month period. · Please refer to procurement documentationVariant bids: not allowed
85100000 Health services

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: Pass/Fail
  • National Tarrif: N/A
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to procurement documentation

    If a provider is awarded a Framework Agreement, there is no guarantee that it will be awarded any contracts for services. Contracting Authorities may award contracts to providers on the basis of the call off process set out in the Framework Agreement.

What this means for your bid
  • “Invitation to Tender For: Community Diagnostic Hubs (CDH) Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Jun 2021, 18:06 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2022, 20:09 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jul 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008750
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c112 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This Procurement is on behalf of the National Health Service, namely NHS England, all Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts and each of their successor bodies. A list of organisations can be found at: https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx (Referred to from IV.1.11) - The services in scope of this procurement process are healthcare services which fall under “social and other specific services” in Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”). In accordance with Regulation 76 PCR, the process is to set up a closely mirror a framework agreement and the procurement of it will follow a procedure like the open procedure. However, NHS England and the Contracting Authorities using the framework are only bound by the parts of the PCR that specifically apply to social and other specific services. For the avoidance of doubt, the rules that apply to the open procedure under Regulation 27 and framework agreements under Regulation 33 do not apply to this procurement. All providers that met the minimum requirements set out under the procurement process (which included both traditional selection and evaluation criteria on a pass/fail basis) have been appointed to the framework agreement. The tender was run through the EU Supply portal. A total of 57 of the 87 bidders were successful in this procurement process. However, only 52 have had contracts fully signed at this point and therefore another 5 providers are due to be part of this Framework. Details of these 5 providers will be published if and when these contracts are fully signed. Providers on this framework are not guaranteed to receive any amount of work whilst this framework is live.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
20 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

20 Jul 2021 → 31 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    31 Mar 2022, 20:09 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2022, 20:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 52admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 87
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Dec 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Community Diagnostics Centre Framework

    Signed
    13 Dec 2021
    Value
    £10,000,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
87bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7UEContact email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

52 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awarded

The first 50 of 52 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.

Show 40 more suppliers

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