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Published 3 Mar 2023, 09:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Community Dermatology

Official notice

Authority: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£15,076,592≈ £5.2m / year40.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2023awarded 25 Oct 2023
Awarded to Omnes Healthcare
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 31 Oct 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is working on behalf of NHS Lancashire and

South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB).

This procurement was to identify a provider to deliver Community Dermatology across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The objective of the Community Dermatology Service was to develop a single point of referral One-Stop service for patients with Dermatological presentation. To ensure that patients within the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB population receive the right care, delivered in the right place, by the right person, the

first time. Ensuring appropriately tiered care provision through effective triage and referral optimisation. The provider is expected to support ICB led service development and innovation through tele dermatology and digital triage solutions, integrating with acute and primary care providers to offer a seamless dermatology triage and treatment service in Lancashire & South Cumbria.

The contract is for 2 years with a possibility to extend for up to one year.

As activity is not guaranteed, the estimated annual contract value is £2,987,643 per annum, however, this may vary.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The contract is for 2 years with an option to extend for 1 yearAwardedRenewal 2 yrs 11 moPublished value£15,076,592
Contract period: 1 Nov 2023 – 31 Oct 2026 (2 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: North West · Lancashire & South Cumbria
Extensions: The contract is for 2 years with an option to extend for 1 year.Variant 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: 85%Price: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 85
  • Price: 15
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 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 · 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Mar 2023, 09:51 GMT
Last source update
22 Jul 2024, 10:43 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
WHISP91
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022621
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03add7 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Estimated Annual Contract Value is £2,987,643. The contract is for 2 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year totalling £8,962,929. As activity is not guaranteed, the estimated annual contract value may vary. 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 procedure which the Contracting Authority followed was set out in the procurement documents. As the ICB 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. Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received as a result of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. The Contracting Authority has published procurement documentation in line with the UK Government's policies on transparency. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU has conducted this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder has entered into a contract with for the supply of the services.

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
28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Apr 2023 → 22 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2023
  4. Notice published
    22 Jul 2024, 10:43 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 28 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
    30 Mar 2023, 15:02 BST
    +28 days · was 31 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    30 Mar 2023, 15:02 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2024, 10:43 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    22 Jul 2024, 10:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,962,9291 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Omnes Healthcare£8,962,929 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022621-2024-1 · Omnes Healthcare

    Signed
    25 Oct 2023
    Value
    £8,962,929
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QE1 Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Preston, North West, PR1 8XBContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care BoardReview body Preston
  • NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICBReview body Preston
  • NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)Review body Stoke-on-TrentContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Omnes Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07751362 Evergreen House The Edge, Clowes Street, Manchester, North West, M3 5NA

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria