Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Employment Advisers in NHS Talking Therapies Service for North West London
Authority: NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS 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
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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 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).
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%
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official noticeTender 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
Timeline
20 Jul 2023 → 18 Sept 2023 · 4 dates- Bids opened20 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Jul 2023, 12:34 BST
- Submission deadline17 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts18 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria