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Published 20 May 2024, 08:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHSE974 Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Cheshire & Merseyside

Official notice

Authority: NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST - HEALTH AND JUSTICE (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£5,199,976published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Sept 2024awarded 14 Nov 2024
Awarded to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Contract term 8 yrsends 31 Mar 2033 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process for Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Cheshire and Merseyside. Contract award is anticipated for 29 November 2024.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Cheshire and MerseysideAwardedRenewal 8 yrs

Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services for Cheshire and Merseyside.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR competitive process.

Approximate lifetime value of the contract - £5,199,976

This is an existing service with the incumbent provider following an open competitive process. The new contract, is for 5 years, with effect from 01 April 2025, with the option to extend for a further 3 years subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Relevant Authority.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2033 (8 yrs)
Delivery: North West · Cheshire and Merseyside
Extensions: The contract is for five years, with effect from 01 April 2025, with the option to extend for a further three years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Relevant Authority. · The contract is for five years, with effect from 01 April 2025, with the option to extend for a further three years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance and at the discretion of the Relevant Authority.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 sub-criteria (2)
  • PSR 5 Key Critieria: 85%
  • Value/Financial Risk in line with the 5 Key Criteria: 15%
Published award criteria (2)
  • PSR 5 Key Critieria: 85
  • Value/Financial Risk in line with the 5 Key Criteria: 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
20 May 2024, 08:37 BST
Last source update
29 Nov 2024, 08:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
NHSE974
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038534
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a9a Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 27 November 2024.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the working day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 27 November 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Any representations should be sent to [email protected]. NHS England - North West, Health and Justice (the Relevant Authority) Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Direct Commissioning Committee (DCC) were the award decision-makers. One bid was received. Conflicts of interest were managed throughout the process and no conflicts of interest were identified. Providers were asked to demonstrate and evidence, by responding to specific questions, how their proposed service delivery model will ensure that the relevant key criteria will be delivered for service users. the responses to specific questions will provide evidence under the relevant Key Criteria.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
17 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Sept 2024, 12:15 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Aug 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    17 Sept 2024, 12:15 BST
  4. Notice published
    29 Nov 2024, 08:47 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    19 Aug 2024, 08:37 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    19 Aug 2024, 08:37 BST
  3. Deadline published: 17 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
    19 Aug 2024, 08:37 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    19 Aug 2024, 08:37 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    15 Nov 2024, 14:51 GMT
  6. Buyer details updated
    15 Nov 2024, 14:51 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.4North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Health and Justice (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission Mental Health Treatment Requirement services for Cheshire and Merseyside under the NHS Standard Contract.North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Health and Justice (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission Mental Health Treatment Requirement services for Cheshire and Merseyside under the NHS Standard Contract. Estimated contract value per annum is £680,000 (maximum) and £629,99…
—TextVI.3—This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the Most Suitable Provider Process. Contract Awar…

Estimated contract value per annum is £680,000 (maximum) and £629,999 (minimum).

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2024-08: 1 release · 19 Aug 2024
  • 2024-05: 1 release · 20 May 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,199,9761 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mersey Care NHS Foundation TrustNHSE974 MHTR Services Cheshire and Merseyside——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England North West Health and Justice

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Liverpool, North West, L34BLContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
Process and specification contact points (2)
  • NHS North of England Commissioning Support UnitProcess contact point Durham, North EastContact email
  • North of England Commissioning SupportProcess 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.