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Published 13 Oct 2023, 14:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services

Official notice

Authority: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (Public body)

Framework agreement11 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,000,000total for 11 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Nov 2023awarded 22 Jan 2024
Lots 11see the lot list below

What is being bought11 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services.BlueLight Commercial are seeking to set up a National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services (SMPs). SMPs are required to provide independent medical advice to force Pension Authorities on all matters relating to medical questions. SMPs must be a Member or Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (MFOM or FFOM), or EEA equivalent. The minimum requirement should be that they are an Associate of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (AFOM) or EEA equivalent.The requirement will be tendered via a multi-supplier framework, lotted geographically. Suppliers may bid for either one or all lots and will be able to work nationally. Framework Participants (Police Forces) will be able to call-off from the Framework Agreement.

CPV: Health services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 6 bids received (6.0 per place) · 5 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure

11 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Northeast – Northumbria, Durham and ClevelandCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2ScotlandCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3NationallyCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioners

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Northwest – Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and CheshireCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Yorkshire and the Humber – North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and HumbersideCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6East Midlands – Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicester and NorthamptonshireCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7West Midlands – Staffordshire, West Mercia, West Midlands, WarwickshireCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioners

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Wales – North Wales, Dyfed-Powys, South Wales and GwentCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9East Anglia – Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, CambridgeshireCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner Services

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #10Southeast and London – Kent, Surrey, Sussex, London, Hampshire and Thames ValleyCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioners

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #11Southwest – Devon & Cornwall, Dorset, Avon & Somerset, Wiltshire and GloucestershireCancelled

National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioners

Delivery: UK
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
What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of National Framework for Selected Medical Practitioner…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Oct 2023, 14:31 BST
Last source update
6 Feb 2024, 15:58 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
BLC0136
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003935
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040bf2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
13 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

13 Nov 2023 → 11 Feb 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    13 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Feb 2024, 15:58 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    11 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2024, 15:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 11latest 22 Jan 2024

11 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 11 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Northeast

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Scotland

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • National

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Northwest

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Yorkshire and the Humber

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • East Midlands

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • West Midlands

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Wales

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • East Anglia

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Southeast and London

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Southwest

    Signed
    22 Jan 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BlueLight Commercial Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 5-8 The Sanctuary Lower Ground, LONDON, UK, SW1P3JSContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • British High Court of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

7 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.