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Published 20 Jul 2023, 12:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies Service for North West London

Official notice

Authority: NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£8,036,772≈ £5.4m / year
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2023
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 18 Sept 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS NW London ICB is seeking a supplier for the provision of Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies Service for North West London.<br/><br/>NHS Talking Therapies (previously Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - IAPT) is a national programme that aims to relieve distress and transform lives by offering NICE-approved interventions and treatment choice to people with depression and anxiety disorders and by improving the collection, recording and measurement of patients’ health outcomes. <br/><br/>This procurement process is subject to the so-called light touch regime as set out in regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”) as the procurement concerns health services which are social and other specific services according to the PCR. The Authority is utilising the open procedure under the PCR for this competitive procurement process, but the Authority is only bound by those parts of the PCR that apply to the procurements of social and other specific services.<br/><br/>The contract is due to commence on 18th September 2023 and the initial term ends on 31st March 2025 (maximum value of £4,148,289). The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for up to eighteen (18) months, beyond the initial expiry on 31st March 2025. The total maximum value, including all extensions is £8,036,772.<br/><br/>To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.<br/><br/>Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:<br/><br/>Phone: 0800 9956035<br/>E-mail: [email protected]

CPV: Health services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yr 6 mo
Contract period: 18 Sept 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo)
Delivery: London
Extensions: Option to extend the contract for up to eighteen (18) months.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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Pricing: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60.00%
  • Social Value: 10.00%
  • Pricing: 30.00%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Jul 2023, 12:34 BST
Last source update
20 Jul 2023, 12:34 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
C191131
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020939
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area
London (UKI7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e3cd Find a Tender

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

Timeline

20 Jul 2023 → 18 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    20 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    20 Jul 2023, 12:34 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    18 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 15 Marylebone Rd,, London, London, NW1 5JDContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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