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Published 12 Jan 2023, 17:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHS Continuing Healthcare Information and Advice Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

Published estimate£660,000≈ £220k / year0% below published estimate

Submissions closed 14 Feb 2023awarded 12 May 2023

Awarded to Ethical Legal Services Ltd

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An independent national Information and Advice Service for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). The service will provide comprehensive literature about all aspects of the NHS CHC process, as well as specialist advice on NHS CHC through verbal and written consultations. Individuals working in this area need to understand the complexities of NHS CHC policy, process, and legislation.

CPV: Guidance services · Health services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£660,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs)

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

Extensions: Option to extend for up to 12 months subject to approvals. 2+1 contract term.Variant bids: not allowed

85100000 Health services 85312310 Guidance services

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: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 55%
Commercial: 35%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical: 55
Social Value: 10
Commercial: 35

What this means for your bid

Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 12 Jan 2023, 17:28 GMT
Last source update: 17 May 2023, 15:03 BST
Award evaluation window: 12 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference: C125649
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-014079
Classification (CPV): Guidance servicesHealth servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03970f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline: 14 Feb 2023, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 12 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

12 Jan 2023 → 17 May 2023 · 5 dates

Bids opened
12 Jan 2023, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline
14 Feb 2023, 10:00 GMT
Contract starts
1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
Bids must remain valid until
15 May 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice published
17 May 2023, 15:03 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 May 2023

Status changed to complete
17 May 2023, 15:03 BST
Buyer details updated
17 May 2023, 15:03 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	ClassificationII.2.2	—	—

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £659,7461 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 May 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ethical Legal Services Ltd	£659,746 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 014079-2023-1 · Ethical Legal Services Ltd
Signed
12 May 2023
Value
£659,746
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, UK, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ethical Legal Services LtdAwarded supplier8649926 10 Napier Court, Barton Lane, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Abingdon, Yorkshire & Humber, OX14 3YTContact phone

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