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Published 28 Oct 2022, 11:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations

Official notice

Authority: NHS England - North West (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£3,034,7763 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2022awarded 7 Feb 2023
Awarded to Spectrum Community Health CIC3 awards
Contract term 8 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Apr 2023

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West (the Contracting Authority), NHS England North East and Yorkshire and NHS England East of England for the provision of NHS England North Region - Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1North West North West 8 yrs

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West, NHS England North East and Yorkshire and NHS England East of England. This was a collaborated procurement across NHSE North West, NHSE North East and Yorkshire and NHSE East of England Regional Teams. The agreed identified commissioning lead was NHSE North West and was the nominated Contracting Authority (the Contracting Authority), who have undertaken a procurement to commission North Region - Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Death in Custody Investigations under the NHS Standard 2022/23 Shorter-form Contract Particulars, Service Conditions and General Conditions; or any edition or subsequent revisions; and the Provision of Deaths in Custody Clinical Reviews for Health and Justice Including Prisons and Secure Children's Home Service Specification

The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2023, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Additional information: The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Bidders were 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.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2031 (8 yrs)
Delivery: North West · North West
Lot #2North East & Yorkshire North East, Yorkshire & Humber 8 yrs

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West, NHS England North East and Yorkshire and NHS England East of England. This was a collaborated procurement across NHSE North West, NHSE North East and Yorkshire and NHSE East of England Regional Teams. The agreed identified commissioning lead was NHSE North West and was the nominated Contracting Authority (the Contracting Authority), who have undertaken a procurement to commission North Region - Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Death in Custody Investigations under the NHS Standard 2022/23 Shorter-form Contract Particulars, Service Conditions and General Conditions; or any edition or subsequent revisions; and the Provision of Deaths in Custody Clinical Reviews for Health and Justice Including Prisons and Secure Children's Home Service Specification

The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2023, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Additional information: The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Bidders were 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.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2023 – 31 Mar 2031 (8 yrs)
Delivery: North East, Yorkshire & Humber · North East and Yorkshire
Lot #3East of England East of England

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West, NHS England North East and Yorkshire and NHS England East of England. This was a collaborated procurement across NHSE North West, NHSE North East and Yorkshire and NHSE East of England Regional Teams. The agreed identified commissioning lead was NHSE North West and is the nominated Contracting Authority (the Contracting Authority), who have undertaken a procurement to commission North Region - Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Death in Custody Investigations under the NHS Standard 2022/23 Shorter-form Contract Particulars, Service Conditions and General Conditions; or any edition or subsequent revisions; and the Provision of Deaths in Custody Clinical Reviews for Health and Justice Including Prisons and Secure Children's Home Service Specification

The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2023, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Additional information: The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Bidders were 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.

Delivery: East of England · East of England

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
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
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
28 Oct 2022, 11:43 BST
Last source update
15 Feb 2023, 10:27 GMT
Authority reference
NHSE885
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004605
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037d2c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Nov 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    15 Feb 2023, 10:27 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Feb 2023, 10:27 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Feb 2023, 10:27 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £3,034,7763 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 3latest 7 Feb 2023

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · North West1bids · 1 electronic———
2 · North East & Yorkshire1bids · 1 electronic———
3 · East of England1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England North West

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: Q75 Regatta Place, Summers Road, Brunswick Business Park, Liverpool, North West, L3 4BLContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London
Process and specification contact points (1)
  • North of England Commissioning SupportProcess contact point Durham, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.