Official UK procurement notice
NHSE676 - Windermere and Bowness Medical Practice Alternative Provider Medical Services
Authority: NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth of England Commissioning Support (NECS) was working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (The Contract Authority) and NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner); who had full delegated authority to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) to be delivered from Windermere and Bowness Medical Practice.
CPV: Health and social work services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS…
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North West (The Contract Authority) and NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioner); who has full delegated authority to commission an Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) to be delivered from Windermere and Bowness Medical Practice.
The contract term will be for 10 years with effect from 01 October 2021, with an option to extend for a further 5 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
The basic principles that mirror those of the Open Procurement route will be followed for this procurement to test the capability, capacity, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) How, what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authorities relating to economic, social, and environmental well-being.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the In-tend portal in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu ↗
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the In-tend helpdesk via:
[email protected] or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm
Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 21 April 2021.
The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 noon on 21 May 2021.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Shortlisting
- Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being". The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Apr 2021, 16:12 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2021, 08:53 BST
- Authority reference
NHSE676- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021699- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a8bcFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
Publisher note: The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102)." (MT Ref:222411)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 May 2021 → 2 Sept 2021 · 2 dates- Submission deadline21 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published2 Sept 2021, 08:53 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Sept 2021- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2021, 08:53 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Sept 2021, 08:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbria Health on Call | £10,146,405 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021699-2021-1 · Cumbria Health on Call
- Signed
- 20 Jul 2021
- Value
- £10,146,405
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning GroupContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cumbria Health on Call LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.