Official UK procurement notice
National Framework Agreement for All Age Continuing Care Services
Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
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What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework Agreement will facilitate the delivery of All age continuing care assessment and review services, alongside existing NHS delivery teams. This will reduce the existing backlogs, patient waiting times will be reduced, referrals and urgent requirements will be expedited, service quality will be improved and patient satisfaction will be positively impacted.
This invitation to tender (ITT) process will be conducted under Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) known as the “Light Touch Regime.” The process will be similar to that of the Open Procedure described in Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) but the Awarding Authority will not be bound by the terms of this Regulation or of any other Regulation save as provided for in Chapter 3 Section 7 of the aforementioned Regulations.
CPV: Health services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This Framework Agreement aims to provide a range of services to support the…AwardedPublished value£25,000,000
This Framework Agreement aims to provide a range of services to support the assessment, delivery and review of AACC provision. The AACC services provided under this framework will support Contracting Authorities to meet targets set at a national and local level, and achieve compliance with the following national frameworks (and any future related frameworks):
- National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Care
- Young People’s Continuing Care National Framework
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Service anticipates appointing Bidders whose combined score meets or exceeds 65% against the award criteria detailed in Section 10 of this ITT (which have met the minimum requirements which are set out in these ITT documents) to supply the Services detailed within the specification at SCHEDULE A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT SPECIFICATION.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Service Provision: 35%
- Resource: 20%
- Standards, Accrediations and Security Management: 15%
- Contract Management: 5%
- Innovation and Added Value: 5%
- Commercial - Scenario 1: 5%
- Commercial - Scenario 2: 5%
- Social Value - Delivering new ways of working: 5%
- Social Value - Fighting Climate Change: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
- Service Provision: 35
- Resource: 20
- Standards, Accrediations and Security Management: 15
- Contract Management: 5
- Innovation and Added Value: 5
- Social Value - Delivering new ways of working: 5
- Social Value - Fighting Climate Change: 5
- Commercial - Scenario 1: 5
- Commercial - Scenario 2: 5
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “National Framework Agreement for All Age Continuing Care Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- 19 Sept 2023, 11:16 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2024, 13:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
F/092/AACCS/23/MH- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019434- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0401e1Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will incorporate astandstill period at the point information on the award of the contract iscommunicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on theaward decision.
Publisher note: Previous related notices: 2023/S 000-027596 2023/S 000-036496 2023/S 000-004251
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
Timeline
24 Oct 2023 → 25 Jun 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened26 Oct 2023, 14:00 BST
- Notice published25 Jun 2024, 13:56 BST
Notice history
1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2023, 11:51 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-09: 1 release · 19 Sept 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £25,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
All Age Continuing Care Services
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
All Age Continuing Care Services
- Signed
- 8 Feb 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
All Age Continuing Care Services
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
All Age Continuing Care Services
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
All Age Continuing Care Services
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Full details of the eligible users are available at the internet address belowContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- Carehome Selection LimitedFramework contractor
- HCRG Workforce Solutions Ltd t/a Melia Care ServicesFramework contractor
- Liaison Financial Services LimitedFramework contractor
- NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support UnitFramework contractor
- UB Healthcare LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria