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Published 1 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside (formerly NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton) - Community Dermatology Service

Authority: NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Place of Sefton (Formerly Southport&Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton CCG) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD73)

Awarded value£4,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Submissions closed 22 Oct 2021awarded 7 Apr 2022

Awarded to Vita Health Solutions t/a Right Corecare Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is supporting NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Place of Sefton who wish to award a contract for a Community Dermatology Service for patients living in the Place of Sefton.

The aim of the service is to provide support within a community setting for patients with acute and chronic skin conditions.

CPV: Dermatology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Commissioner operates 4 levels of Dermatology provision for patientsAwardedRenewal

The Commissioner operates 4 levels of Dermatology provision for patients. These are:

Level 1 – Self-management

Level 2 – GP Management

Level 3 – Community Dermatology Service

Level 4 – Acute specialist care

The Commissioner was looking to commission the level 3 Community Dermatology service within this procurement. The aim of the service is to provide support within a community setting for patients with acute and chronic skin conditions.

Delivery: North West

Extensions: There will be an initial contract period of 3 years commencing on 1st July 2022. There will be the option to extend for a further 2-year period from 1st July 2025. The contract value is set at £4,000,000 over the entire 5-year contract period – please refer to breakdown in section II 2.4.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not 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

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 80%
Cost Criterion: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 80
Cost Criterion: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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: Restricted 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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 1 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update: 24 Aug 2022, 15:09 BST
Authority reference: M-21-02
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-023644
Classification (CPV): Dermatology services
Delivery area: North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e73a Find a Tender

Publisher note: This procurement was for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (‘Regulations’) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The only selection for type of Procedure was “Restricted” and the Contracting Authority wishes to clarify that this is not a Restricted procedure but “Other” procedure under the Light Touch Regime. The procedure which the Contracting Authority is following is set out in the procurement documents. The procedure which the Contracting Authority is following is set out in the procurement documents. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

22 Oct 2021 → 24 Aug 2022 · 2 dates

Submission deadline
22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Notice published
24 Aug 2022, 15:09 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Aug 2022

Status changed to complete
24 Aug 2022, 15:09 BST
Buyer details updated
24 Aug 2022, 15:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £4,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Apr 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Vita Health Solutions t/a Right Corecare LimitedSubcontracting: Clinical and patient facing elements.	£4,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside (formerly NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton) - Community Dermatology Service · Vita Health Solutions t/a Right Corecare Limited
Signed
7 Apr 2022
Value
£4,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Place of Sefton (Formerly Southport&Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton CCG)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Magdalen House, Trinity Road, Bootle, North West, L20 3NJContact email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSUContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Bootle, North WestContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗
NHS Southport & Formby CCGContracting authority Southport, North WestContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Midlands & Lancashire CSUReview bodyReview contact point Stoke-on-Trent
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support UnitMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Stoke on TrentContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Vita Health Solutions LtdAwarded supplier 14 Woolhall Street,, Bury St. Edmunds, East of England, IP33 1LAContact email

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