Official UK procurement notice
Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Dorset to NHS England South West
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
Re-procurement plannedMarket Engagement Event for Adult Sexual Assault Referral Centre Services (SARC) in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS England as lead commissioner and the Dorset Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and Dorset Police Force as co-commissioners, are recommissioning Dorset Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services.
The Commissioner intends to contract for the Services using the National NHS Standard Contract. The contract term will be for a duration of 7 years and will commence from 6th January 2025. The total contract value is £6,264,561 over the seven years.
This notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£6,300,000
What it takes to wini
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 (2)
- The contract award criteria include the 5 key criteria under PSR (Quality & Innovation; Value; Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability; Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice and Social Value): 100%
- price: 2%
Published award criteria (2)
- The contract award criteria include the 5 key criteria under PSR (Quality & Innovation; Value; Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability; Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice and Social Value): 100%
- Price: 2%
- Suitability
Registrations with professional bodies, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV).
- Price carries 2 of 102 points: a 10% discount moves about 0.2 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 5 Apr 2024, 15:32 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2024, 14:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C267144- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027945- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04500cFind a Tender
Publisher note: The decision to award this contract in line with the Competitive Process was based on evaluation against the basic selection criteria (in the form of a Selection Questionnaire), which was assessed on a pass/fail basis, and the 5 key criteria, which were assessed on a 0-4 scale, with the below weightings. Several tender questions were asked under each of the key criteria. - Quality and Innovation: 52% - Value: 10% - Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 15% - Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice: 10% - Social Value: 13% The provider selected for award has been chosen as they were the highest scoring bidder overall, against the key criteria. The evaluation panel consisted of representatives from NHS England (Health & Justice Commissioners, Contracts, Quality and Safeguarding, and Information Governance), Dorset OPPC, Dorset Police, a Clinical Lead and Service User. Award decisions have been recommended by the NHS England Health & Justice Sexual Assault and Abuse Strategy Commissioner. Award decisions have been made by the NHS England South West System Oversight & Co-ordination Leadership Team, with key decision makers being Managing Director - System Commissioning Development, Director of Commissioning Finance, Director of Collaborative Commissioning. No conflicts of interest were declared. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Thursday 29th August 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to [email protected]
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Jun 2024, 12:01 BST
Timeline
22 Apr 2024 → 2 Sept 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected22 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Jun 2024, 12:01 BST
- Notice published2 Sept 2024, 14:38 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2024- Published value updated to £6,300,00023 Apr 2024, 14:26 BSTwas £56,014,000
- Status changed to active23 Apr 2024, 14:26 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Apr 2024, 14:26 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST23 Apr 2024, 14:26 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Apr 2024, 14:26 BST
- Status changed to complete16 Aug 2024, 15:06 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Aug 2024, 15:06 BST
Published amendments (1)
NHS England as lead commissioner and the Dorset Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and Dorset Police Force as co-commissioners, recommissioned Dorset Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services. The contract term will be for a duration of 7 years and will commence from 6th January 2025. The total contract value is £6,264,561 over the seven years. The standstill period closed at mi…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-04: 1 release · 5 Apr 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partnering Health Limited | £6,264,561 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Dorset to NHS England South West · Partnering Health Limited
- Signed
- 13 Aug 2024
- Value
- £6,264,561
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS England South EastContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
- NHS England South WestContracting authority
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Partnering Health LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria