Official UK procurement notice
Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPS) for NHS MSE ICB
Authority: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS MSE ICB) (the Authority) invites suitably qualified providers to tender for this Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPs).
The Contract will be for a term of 60 months (5 years) with the possibility of extending the term for a period of 24 additional months (2 years) beyond the initial contracted duration by agreement between the Authority and the Bidder. The proposed service commencement date is 01st August 2023 - 31st July 2028.
The annual value of the contract is based upon activity spend 2021/22 of £2,373,441.50 Sterling. The aggregate value of the contract (including extensions) as advertised in the FTS notice is £16,614,090.50 Sterling. The aggregate value of the contract (excluding extensions) is £11,867,207.50 Sterling.
At the time the opportunity notice was first issued, all tender documentation was free and available via the e-procurement portal at attain.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ under the ITT Code: itt_119 - Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPS) for NHS MSE ICB
It was noted that all interested providers must submit a compliant bid submission in accordance with the Process Overview document by the ITT response deadline 17/02/23 at 17:30hrs.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£16,614,091
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 (3)
- Quality: 90
- Price: 10
- price: 100
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 90
- Price: 10
- Price: 100
- Price carries 110 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 11 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Jan 2023, 08:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2023, 12:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Feb 2023 – …
- Authority reference
ACE-0652-2022-MSE- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018826- Accelerated
Within the original opportunity notice, confirmation that an accelerated process was adopted by the commissioning Authority was issued, in line with Regulation 27(5) as the receipt of requests to participate in this procurement that is shorter than the minimum specified in regulation 28(2) due to a state of urgency duly substantiated by the contracting authority renders impracticable the time limit laid down in paragraph (2). The Authority shall in accordance with Regulation 27(5) ensure that the time limit for the receipt of tenders in response to this contract notice being published shall be not less than 15 days.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0399f6Find a Tender
Publisher note: We note as a condition of this form that a minimum of at least '1' must be stated for the following: “Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States” To meet the requirements of this form, a figure of 1 has been represented against each. It is noted that the true value for each of the above is in fact 0. “Number of tenders received:” It is noted that the true value for this field is 2. The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗
- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2023, 17:30 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Feb 2023, 17:30 GMT
Timeline
17 Feb 2023 → 3 Jul 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline17 Feb 2023, 17:30 GMT
- Bids opened17 Feb 2023, 17:30 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published3 Jul 2023, 12:46 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2023- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2023, 12:46 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Jul 2023, 12:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Reproductive ChoicesSMETermination of Pregnancy Services (TOPS) for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPS) for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB · MSI Reproductive ChoicesSME
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2023
- Value
- £16,614,091
- Period
- … – 31 May 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Mid and South Essex ICBContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice of England and WalesReview body
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MSI Reproductive ChoicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria