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Published 15 Oct 2021, 12:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Inherited White Matter Disorders Diagnostic and Management Service (IWMD) (All Ages) Re-opened from previous EU Supply Reference 45233

Official notice

Authority: The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England - Specialised Commissioning (NHS & healthcare)

6 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,911,000total for 6 lots
Submissions closed 12 Nov 2021awarded 1 Aug 2022
Awarded to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust +3 more5 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This is a reopened ITT process, (the previous EU Supply project reference was 45233) to which some bidders have already responded. Commissioners have adjusted the financial model in the reopened process and provided greater clarity on how service activity will be funded.

NHS England Specialised Commissioning - Highly Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required and described in document 1, and within the published Provider Selection Process. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the provider selection process.

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services · Medical practice and related services

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value (£1,911,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Lot 1: Adult care - one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:CancelledRenewal North East, North West +4 3 yrsPublished value£358,000

Lot 1: Adult care - one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:

a. The North West;

b. The North East and Yorkshire;

c. The Midlands; and

d. The north part of the East of England Region including Cambridge

NHS England Specialised Commissioning - Highly Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required within the published Provider Selection Process. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the provider selection process.

This is a reopened ITT process, (the previous EU Supply project reference was 45233) to which some bidders have already responded. Commissioners have adjusted the financial model in the reopened process and provided greater clarity on how service activity will be funded. Previous bidders are invited to confirm the non-financial responses they have already submitted or amend these if they so wish. They are asked to respond to the new financial questions.

New bidders are required to submit responses to all of the questions.

The provider selection process is described within the documentation published. This Provider Selection Process has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the “Light Touch Regime”).

The key objective of the provider selection is to commission the Service(s) to serve the population of England. It is expected that expert care for rare Inherited White Matter Disorders (IWMDs) will already be being provided by the organisations which apply to this process and applicants will be able to demonstrate this. For this reason, applying organisations must be existing tertiary neurosciences units.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Extensions: Commissioners have the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Adult care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:AwardedRenewal East of England, London +2 3 yrsPublished value£392,000

Adult care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:

a. London;

b. The South East;

c. The South West; and

d. The southern part of the East of England Region including Essex

NHS England Specialised Commissioning - Highly Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required within the published Provider Selection Process. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the provider selection process.

This is a reopened ITT process, (the previous EU Supply project reference was 45233) to which some bidders have already responded. Commissioners have adjusted the financial model in the reopened process and provided greater clarity on how service activity will be funded. Previous bidders are invited to confirm the non-financial responses they have already submitted or amend these if they so wish. They are asked to respond to the new financial questions.

New bidders are required to submit responses to all of the questions.

The provider selection process is described within the documentation published. This Provider Selection Process has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the “Light Touch Regime”).

The key objective of the provider selection is to commission the Service(s) to serve the population of England. It is expected that expert care for rare Inherited White Matter Disorders (IWMDs) will already be being provided by the organisations which apply to this process and applicants will be able to demonstrate this. For this reason, applying organisations must be existing tertiary neurosciences units.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Extensions: Commissioners have the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:AwardedRenewal North East, North West +1 3 yrsPublished value£358,000

Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:

a. The North West; and

b. The North East and Yorkshire

NHS England Specialised Commissioning - Highly Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required within the published Provider Selection Process. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the provider selection process.

This is a reopened ITT process, (the previous EU Supply project reference was 45233) to which some bidders have already responded. Commissioners have adjusted the financial model in the reopened process and provided greater clarity on how service activity will be funded. Previous bidders are invited to confirm the non-financial responses they have already submitted or amend these if they so wish. They are asked to respond to the new financial questions.

New bidders are required to submit responses to all of the questions.

The provider selection process is described within the documentation published. This Provider Selection Process has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the “Light Touch Regime”).

The key objective of the provider selection is to commission the Service(s) to serve the population of England. It is expected that expert care for rare Inherited White Matter Disorders (IWMDs) will already be being provided by the organisations which apply to this process and applicants will be able to demonstrate this. For this reason, applying organisations must be existing tertiary neurosciences units.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Extensions: Commissioners have the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:AwardedRenewal East Midlands, West Midlands +1 3 yrsPublished value£358,000

Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:

a. The Midlands; and

b. The north part of the East of England Region including Cambridge

NHS England Specialised Commissioning - Highly Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required within the published Provider Selection Process. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the provider selection process.

This is a reopened ITT process, (the previous EU Supply project reference was 45233) to which some bidders have already responded. Commissioners have adjusted the financial model in the reopened process and provided greater clarity on how service activity will be funded. Previous bidders are invited to confirm the non-financial responses they have already submitted or amend these if they so wish. They are asked to respond to the new financial questions.

New bidders are required to submit responses to all of the questions.

The provider selection process is described within the documentation published. This Provider Selection Process has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the “Light Touch Regime”).

The key objective of the provider selection is to commission the Service(s) to serve the population of England. It is expected that expert care for rare Inherited White Matter Disorders (IWMDs) will already be being provided by the organisations which apply to this process and applicants will be able to demonstrate this. For this reason, applying organisations must be existing tertiary neurosciences units.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Extensions: Commissioners have the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:AwardedRenewal East of England, London +2 3 yrsPublished value£392,000

Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:

a. London;

b. The South West;

c. The South East; and

d. The southern part of the East of England area including Essex

NHS England Specialised Commissioning - Highly Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required within the published Provider Selection Process. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the provider selection process.

This is a reopened ITT process, (the previous EU Supply project reference was 45233) to which some bidders have already responded. Commissioners have adjusted the financial model in the reopened process and provided greater clarity on how service activity will be funded. Previous bidders are invited to confirm the non-financial responses they have already submitted or amend these if they so wish. They are asked to respond to the new financial questions.

New bidders are required to submit responses to all of the questions.

The provider selection process is described within the documentation published. This Provider Selection Process has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the “Light Touch Regime”).

The key objective of the provider selection is to commission the Service(s) to serve the population of England. It is expected that expert care for rare Inherited White Matter Disorders (IWMDs) will already be being provided by the organisations which apply to this process and applicants will be able to demonstrate this. For this reason, applying organisations must be existing tertiary neurosciences units.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Extensions: Commissioners have the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6One provider to host the IWMD Clinical RegistryAwardedRenewal UK 3 yrsPublished value£53,000

One provider to host the IWMD Clinical Registry.

Note: The award of Lot 6 can only be made to a provider that is successful in one or more of Lots 1 to 5.

NHS England Specialised Commissioning - Highly Specialised Commissioning Team (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required within the published Provider Selection Process. NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting the provider selection process.

This is a reopened ITT process, (the previous EU Supply project reference was 45233) to which some bidders have already responded. Commissioners have adjusted the financial model in the reopened process and provided greater clarity on how service activity will be funded. Previous bidders are invited to confirm the non-financial responses they have already submitted or amend these if they so wish. They are asked to respond to the new financial questions.

New bidders are required to submit responses to all of the questions.

The provider selection process is described within the documentation published. This Provider Selection Process has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the “Light Touch Regime”).

The key objective of the provider selection is to commission the Service(s) to serve the population of England. It is expected that expert care for rare Inherited White Matter Disorders (IWMDs) will already be being provided by the organisations which apply to this process and applicants will be able to demonstrate this. For this reason, applying organisations must be existing tertiary neurosciences units.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Commissioners have the option to extend the contract for a further 2 years.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 · same split on all 6 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality/Technical: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality/Technical: 100
  • Price: 0
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview

    Minimum: Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview
  • Technical & professional ability

    All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Oct 2021, 12:10 BST
Last source update
21 Nov 2022, 12:07 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
New Reference Number: 46264
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032936
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHealth servicesMedical practice and related services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Nov 2021 → 21 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    21 Nov 2022, 12:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Nov 2022, 12:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 7
Awarded value £2,820,8815 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 5latest 1 Aug 2022

2 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Adult care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:1bids · 1 electronic0——
3 · Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:1bids · 1 electronic0——
4 · Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:1bids · 1 electronic0——
5 · Paediatric care: one provider for the NHS England populations in the following Regions:1bids · 1 electronic0——
6 · One provider to host the IWMD Clinical Registry2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England - Specialised Commissioning

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 80 London Road, London, UK, SE1 6LHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Arden & GEM Commissioning Support UnitReview contact point Derby
  • High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.