Official UK procurement notice
Market Engagement - NHS Race & Health Observatory (RHO) Host Supplier
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England is looking to award a future contract to a competent and capable supplier to host the NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHS RHO) and to support the delivery of an agreed programme of works. <br/>Evidence has shown that people from the Gypsy or Irish traveller, Bangladeshi, Black African, Black Caribbean, and Pakistani communities have the poorest health experiences and outcome across a range of indicators.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Design and execution of research and development · Equal opportunities consultancy services · Health services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Office-support services · Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The appointed supplier will host the NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHS RHO) and…Planned
The appointed supplier will host the NHS Race and Health Observatory (NHS RHO) and support the delivery of an agreed programme of works that will bridge the gap in the stark race and ethnic health inequalities across the healthcare system. <br/>The approved budget envelope for this contract award has been capped at up to £756K (ex VAT) and will cover hosting as listed in (a) below<br/>In addition up to £6.8M ex Vat will be passported to the successful supplier to enable Programme Delivery as described in (b) below. Please note that this is not subject to the tender evaluation process as this is part of the accountable body’s role.<br/>(a) Hosting – the supplier will be expected to act in the capacity as an accountable body to cover employing staff, providing HR support, Organisational Development, IT/Telephony support, providing suitable office accommodation, managing finances, procurement, and contracts management, etc.<br/>(b) Programme Delivery (including the costs of the NHS RHO Core Team). <br/>(i) The programme of work is agreed between NHS England and the NHS RHO on annual basis, in line with NHS England's strategic objectives and priorities. This element of the award will have access to a budget (up to £6.8M ex Vat) to procure a range of 3rd party commissions, additional to the novation of existing 3rd party commissions. <br/>(ii) The NHS RHO core team comprises of 12FTE posts that will be TUPED.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 May 2024, 10:44 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2024, 10:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014469- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04577cFind a Tender
Publisher note: NHS England will be hosting a market engagement webinar (via MS Teams) on the 16th May 2024 from 11am -12:30pm.<br/>The aim of this session is to provide details on the scope of the Requirement, and the procurement approach. A Q&A session will be accommodated. Suppliers who are unable to attend the live event will have access to the presentation and FAQs when the tender is published. <br/><br/>Please register your attendance at this event via [email protected]. <br/>Please register by 12noon on Wednesday 15th May – A formal invite will then be shared, with Agenda attached.<br/><br/>Your email title should reference - The NHS Race & Health Observatory Webinar. <br/>Please confirm (a) Company Name (b) Name of Attendee/s and (c) Job/Post title.<br/><br/>Further information about the NHS Race and Health Observatory can be found at https://www.nhsrho.org/ <br/><br/>Please note that the programme is still at approval stages and therefore may not result in a tender opportunity.<br/><br/>Suppliers should note that this PIN (FTS-011232) is an update to FTS-011210 to include additional CPV codes.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
7 May 2024 → 7 May 2024 · 2 dates- Tender notice expected7 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published7 May 2024, 10:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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