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Published 24 Mar 2021, 08:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NHSE798 Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Cumbria

Official notice

Authority: NHS England & NHS Improvement North East (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,840,400≈ £460k / year · 1 value update6.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2021awarded 2 Nov 2021
Awarded to G4S Health Services UK Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire - Health and Justice; the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria have commissioned a contract for Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Services. The procurement for the above mentioned service cover the Cumbria police force area This procurement was conducted via the NECS e-tendering portal (In-Tend)

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: North East, North West · Within the area of Cumbria
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
  • Price

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
24 Mar 2021, 08:30 GMT
Last source update
3 Nov 2021, 15:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
NHSE798
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027580
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029e9b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
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: 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).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 May 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    7 May 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    3 Nov 2021, 15:28 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021
  1. Published value updated to £1,840,400
    27 Jul 2021, 12:33 BST
    was £2,281,194
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 12:33 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    27 Jul 2021, 12:33 BST
  4. Deadline published: 6 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
    27 Jul 2021, 12:33 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    3 Nov 2021, 15:18 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateV.2.12 Nov 20213 Nov 2021+1 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-03: 1 release · 24 Mar 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,723,0961 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
G4S Health Services UK Ltd£1,723,096 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • NHSE798 Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Cumbria · G4S Health Services UK Ltd

    Signed
    2 Nov 2021
    Value
    £1,723,096
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England & NHS Improvement North East

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth The Old Exchange, Barnard Street, Darlington, North East, DL3 7DRContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London
  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview contact point London
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • NECSProcess contact point Durham., North EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.