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Published 14 Jul 2023, 12:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Framework Agreement for Managed Services

Official notice

Authority: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£100,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2023
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service seeks to introduce a new commercial Framework Agreement for Managed Services. The framework agreement will be for a period of 2 years with annual options to extend up to a maximum of four years.

CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Education and training services · Financial and insurance services · Health and social work services · Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Installation services (except software) · Other community, social and personal services · Postal and telecommunications services · +7 more

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot

Every one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £100,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Clinical functionsCancelledceiling above

Clinical functions will include all clinical disciplines within the NHS and may include, but not

be limited to, Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology, Cardiology, Renal, Catheter

Laboratories, Pathology, Point of Care, Surgery (Theatres), Pharmacy, Aseptics

manufacturing and Endoscopy, staffed clinical service solutions and Decontamination

Sectors.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: allowed
Lot #2Back Office functionsCancelledceiling above

Back Office functions will include all back office disciplines within the NHS and wider public

sector and may include, but not be limited to, Financial Services, Procurement Services,

Payroll Services, Employment Services, Information Management & Technology,

Consultancy and Transformation Services (business process outsourcing), Business

Intelligence and Data Warehousing Services. 1 – Accounting, invoicing and related services

2 – Administration of certain programmes

3 – Administration and collection of toll charges

4 – Aerial photographic surveys and aerial surveillance

6 – Alteration, repair and maintenance of road schemes

7 – Broadcast monitoring services

8 – Cartographic services

9 – Cash in transit services

10 – Catering

11 – Ceremonial services

12 – Childcare services

13 – Collection, delivery and distribution services

14 – Computer services supplied to the specification of the recipient

15 – Conference and exhibition services

16 – Debt collection

17 – Departmental staff records and payroll systems including administration and payment of pensions

18 – Employment advisory services as directed by the Race Relations Act 1976

19 – Engineering, excluding computer engineering, and related process services

21 – Estate management services

22 – Export intelligence services

23 – Filming, audio-visual and production services

24 – Health promotion activities

25 – Hire of reprographic equipment including repair and maintenance

26 – Hire of vehicles, including repair and maintenance

27 – Insolvency services

28 – Interpretation and translation services

  • Laboratory services

32 – Laundry services

33 – Library services

35 – Maintenance, repair and cleaning of buildings

36 – Maintenance and repair of civil engineering works

37 – Maintenance, repair and cleaning of equipment, plant, vehicles and vessels

38 – Maintenance and repair of statues, monuments and works of art

39 – Medical and social surveys

40 – Messenger, portering and reception services

41 – Nursing services

42 – Office removals

43 Operation and maintenance of static test facilities

44 – Operation and maintenance of stores depots

45 – Operation, including the provision of any related services, of hospitals, health care

establishments and health care facilities

47 – Passenger transport services

48 – Pest control services

49 – Photographic, reprographic, graphic and design services

50 – Preparation and despatch of forms

51 – Press cutting services

52 – Professional advice

53 – Provision under a PFI agreement of accommodation, for office or other governmental

use

54 – Publicity services including those provided through a digital medium

55 – Purchasing and procurement services

56 – Broadcasting services via radio, radio bandwidth or the internet

57 – Recruitment and relocation of staff and other related services

60 – Security services, including security guards, CCTV monitoring, secure transport of

items and monitoring the safety of those working alone

61 – Services of printing, copying, reproducing or mailing of any documents or publications,

including typesetting services

63 – Storage, distribution and goods disposal services

65 – Training, tuition or education

67 – Travel services, excluding hotel accommodation and fares

68 – Travel and transport surveys, including traffic census counts

69 – Typing, secretarial, telephonist and clerical services

70 – Waste disposal services

71 – Welfare services

72: Career guidance, mentoring, counselling and other related services

74 – Original research undertaken to gain knowledge and understanding

75: Inspection of woodland sites for approval of felling licence applications

76 – Probation Services delivered under section 3(2) of the Offender Management Act 2007

78 – Call centre and contact centre services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: allowed
Lot #3Non-Clinical functionsCancelledceiling above

Non-clinical services will include all non-clinical services and may include, but not be limited

to Maintenance functions including all Buildings and Facilities Management functions,

Buildings and Modular Buildings, LED Lighting, Combined Heat and Power, Solar Power and

Solar, Renewable, Biomass and Geothermal Energy. 1 – Accounting, invoicing and related

services 2 – Administration of certain programmes

3 – Administration and collection of toll charges

4 – Aerial photographic surveys and aerial surveillance

6 – Alteration, repair and maintenance of road schemes

7 – Broadcast monitoring services 8 – Cartographic services 9 – Cash in transit services 10 –

Catering 11 – Ceremonial services 12 – Childcare services

13 – Collection, delivery and distribution services

14 – Computer services supplied to the specification of the recipient

15 – Conference and exhibition services 16 – Debt collection

17 – Departmental staff records and payroll systems including administration and payment of

pensions

18 – Employment advisory services as directed by the Race Relations Act 1976

19 – Engineering, excluding computer engineering, and related process services

21 – Estate management services 22 – Export intelligence services

23 – Filming, audio-visual and production services

24 – Health promotion activities

25 – Hire of reprographic equipment including repair and maintenance

26 – Hire of vehicles, including repair and maintenance

27 – Insolvency services 28 – Interpretation and translation services

  • Laboratory services 32 – Laundry services 33 – Library services

34 – Maintenance and care of livestock and fauna in connection with the Royal Parks

35 – Maintenance, repair and cleaning of buildings

36 – Maintenance and repair of civil engineering works

37 – Maintenance, repair and cleaning of equipment, plant, vehicles and vessels

38 – Maintenance and repair of statues, monuments and works of art

39 – Medical and social surveys 40 – Messenger, portering and reception services

41 – Nursing services 42 – Office removals

43 Operation and maintenance of static test facilities

44 – Operation and maintenance of stores depots

45 – Operation, including the provision of any related services, of hospitals, health care

establishments and health care facilities

46 – Operation of prisons, detention centres and remand centres, including medical services

47 – Passenger transport services 48 – Pest control services

49 – Photographic, reprographic, graphic and design services

50 – Preparation and despatch of forms 51 – Press cutting services

52 – Professional advice

53 – Provision under a PFI agreement of accommodation, for office or other governmental

use

54 – Publicity services including those provided through a digital medium

55 – Purchasing and procurement services

56 – Broadcasting services via radio, radio bandwidth or the internet

57 – Recruitment and relocation of staff and other related services

58 – Research, testing, inspection, certification and approval work for the Health and Safety Executive

60 – Security services, including security guards, CCTV monitoring, secure transport of

items and monitoring the safety of those working alone

61 – Services of printing, copying, reproducing or mailing of any documents or publications,

including typesetting services

62 – Share Registry Survey 63 – Storage, distribution and goods disposal services

64: Surveying, certification and registration in connection with ships

65 – Training, tuition or education

67 – Travel services, excluding hotel accommodation and fares

68 – Travel and transport surveys, including traffic census counts

69 – Typing, secretarial, telephonist and clerical services

70 – Waste disposal services 71 – Welfare services

72: Career guidance, mentoring, counselling and other related services

74 – Original research undertaken to gain knowledge and understanding

75: Inspection of woodland sites for approval of felling licence applications

76 – Probation Services delivered under section 3(2) of the O

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: allowed
Lot #4Any organisation awarded to two or more of the above lots.Cancelledceiling above

Lot 4 – Any organisation awarded to two or more of the above lots.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: 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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 1 point.
  • “National Framework Agreement for Managed 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
Cancelled
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
14 Jul 2023, 12:39 BST
Last source update
9 Aug 2023, 16:57 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
F/081/MS/23/JF
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023284
Classification (CPV)
Administration, defence and social security servicesAgricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityEducation and training servicesFinancial and insurance servicesHealth and social work servicesHotel, restaurant and retail trade servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInstallation services (except software)
+9 moreOther community, social and personal servicesPostal and telecommunications services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid: 1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities; 2) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once); 3) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click 'continue', enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure); 4) Login to the portal with the username/password; 5) Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier); 6) Select the title of the ITT; 7) Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box; 8) Review the ITT documents; 9) Responding to the ITT. Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
15 Aug 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Aug 2023 → 17 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Aug 2023, 16:57 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    15 Aug 2023, 13:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    17 Aug 2023, 14:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to cancelled
    9 Aug 2023, 16:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Liverpool Road, Chester, North West, CH2 1ULContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • The eligible users of the proposed framework agreement are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at: www.nhssourcing.co.ukContracting authority UK, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body London

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