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Published 15 May 2023, 15:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

West Midlands Sexual Assault Referral Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£21,446,280≈ £2.7m / year
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2023awarded 25 Oct 2024
Awarded to Mountain Healthcare Limited
Contract term 8 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Arden GEM CSU on behalf of The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England (Midlands) (the Contracting Authority) has commissioned an integrated forensic medical examination service and sexual assault referral centre (SARC) for adults in the West Midlands, Staffordshire, West Mercia and Warwickshire police force areas.

CPV: Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 8 yrsPublished value£21,446,280
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2032 (8 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · West Midlands
Extensions: Initial contract is for 5 (five) years with the option to extend for a further 3 (three) 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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost/Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost/Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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 May 2023, 15:12 BST
Last source update
5 Nov 2024, 12:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
30 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035779
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous health services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c8d4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
30 Jun 2023
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Jun 2023, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Jun 2023 → 5 Nov 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Jun 2023
  2. Bids opened
    30 Jun 2023, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Oct 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    5 Nov 2024, 12:10 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Nov 2024, 12:10 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Nov 2024, 12:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £21,445,5601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mountain Healthcare LimitedSubcontracting: Fast Track Counselling£21,445,560 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 7&8 Wellington Place, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 4APContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Mountain HealthcareAwarded supplier Station Place, Letchworth Garden City, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 2AD

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.