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Published 3 May 2022, 13:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mental Health Services within Her Majesty's Prison's

Official notice

Authority: NHS England - North West (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£76,050,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2022awarded 13 Sept 2022
Awarded to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) worked for, and on behalf of, NHS England - North West Health and Justice Team wish to commission Mental Health Services in the following Prisons:

Lot 1 - Her Majesty's Prison Altcourse;

Lot 2 - Her Majesty's Prison Forest Bank;

Lot 3 - Her Majesty's Prison Risley and Thorn Cross; and

Lot 4 - Her Majesty's Prison Styal.

The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure were followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:

(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and

(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.

Accordingly, the subject matter of the contracts were scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.

This procurement was conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend).

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£76,050,000 together)
Lot #1AltcoursePublished value£22,950,000

Lot 1 - Altcourse. Additional information: Lot 1 - Altcourse

Delivery: North West · Lot 1 - Altcourse
Lot #2Forest BankPublished value£21,600,000

Lot 2 - Forest Bank. Additional information: Lot 2 - Forest Bank

Delivery: North West · Lot 2 - Forest Bank
Lot #3Risley and Thorn CrossPublished value£18,000,000

Lot 3 - Risley and Thorn Cross. Additional information: Lot 3 - Risley and Thorn Cross

Delivery: North West · Lot 3 - Risley and Thorn Cross
Lot #4StyalPublished value£13,500,000

Lot 4 - Styal. Additional information: Lot 4 - Styal

Delivery: North West · Lot 4 - Styal

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
Shortlisting
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being". The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 May 2022, 13:47 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2022, 10:37 BST
Authority reference
NHSE807
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028197
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHealth services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0332ec Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
14 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jun 2022 → 7 Oct 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    7 Oct 2022, 10:37 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Oct 2022, 10:37 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Oct 2022, 10:37 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £74,680,7954 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 4latest 13 Sept 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot4 awards
Mersey Care NHS Foundation TrustLot 1 - Altcourse£22,236,930 †—Awarded
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustLot 2 - Forest Bank£21,379,928 †—Awarded
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustLot 3 - Risley and Thorn Cross£17,754,386 †—Awarded
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustLot 4 - Styal£13,309,551 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England - North West

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: Q75 Regatta Place, Liverpool, North West, L3 4BLContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.