Official UK procurement notice
NECS521 Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIntention to Award Notice.
Service: County Durham Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 18/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Lifetime value of contract: £18,200,000.00
Length of opportunity: 5 years, plus the option to extend for an additional 2 years
New or existing service: Existing
New or incumbent provider: New
Dates between which the services are intended to be provided: 1st April 25 - 31st March 2030
CPV: Health and social work services · Paediatric services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Dec 2024, 09:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Dec 2024, 10:46 GMT
- Authority reference
NECS521- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-041138- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c2d2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 18/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 18/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Any written representations should be sent to [email protected] The decision to award contract has been taken by: County Durham Senior Management Team, County Durham Care Partnership Executive Committee and ICB Executive Committee. The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements.The Most Suitable Provider assessment was based on 5 set key criteria aimed at ensuring high quality, accessible and equitable care for children and young people in County Durham. The potential provider commitment to an integrated therapies model working with education and other health partners was exemplary and evidence shows strong collaboration already in place to successfully follow this direction of travel. There were no conflicts of interests identified
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextAdditional Information · VI.3 | — | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Most Suitable Provider Process. Date of con… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | £18,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
NECS521 Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2024
- Value
- £18,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.