Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 28 Feb 2022, 11:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Workforce Specialist Services · UK public procurement notice

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£6,100,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Jun 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Hurley Group2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provider will deliver on behalf of the Authority a Workforce Specialist Service (WSS), a confidential assessment and treatment service. This will be available to all regulated health and social work and social care staff working as part of the Scottish workforce.

The workforce specialist service will offer specialism in treating and supporting regulated practitioners who:

experience increased risks of suffering mental illness including difficulties with addiction and suicidality.
suffer stigmatisation and difficulty accessing confidential assessment and treatment for mental health;
and who are reluctant to seek help due to concerns about professional implications (e.g. regulator involvement, detriment to career progression, impact of having time off sick).

The service provided is expected to be led by a multi-professional team with experience in treating regulated professionals.

The service should offer specialism in treating addictions including capability to provide or arrange in-patient detoxification and/or rehabilitation therapy.

The provider will also support mobilisation, advisory and consultancy support for the Workforce Specialist Service

CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: The contract may be extended for up to 2 X 12 months

85312300 Guidance and counselling services 85312320 Counselling services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Feb 2022, 11:45 GMT
Last source update: 23 Jun 2022, 08:52 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-017120
Classification (CPV): Counselling servicesGuidance and counselling services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031bac Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The Authority believes there is only one provider capable of meeting its requirement for this service.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:697028)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £6,100,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 13 Jun 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hurley GroupSME	£1,300,000 †	—	Awarded
Hurley GroupSME	£4,800,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017120-2022-NSS212245-1 · Hurley GroupSME
Signed
13 Jun 2022
Value
£4,800,000
Status
active
Contract 005392-2022-1 · Hurley GroupSME
Signed
21 Feb 2022
Value
£1,300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sherriff Court HouseReview bodyReview contact point EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hurley GroupAwarded supplier Ebenezer House, Kennington Lane, London, London, SE11 4HJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.