Published date: 3 January 2024
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
North East
Value of contract
£163,902,840 to £168,972,000
Procurement reference
NECS496
Published date
3 January 2024
Closing date
12 October 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2034
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission an Integrated Urgent Care Service under NHS Standard Contract 2023 / 24 Full-length (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions across the Tees Valley.
One integrated urgent care service model delivered across 4 urgent care locations in premises in James Cook University Hospital, Redcar Primary Care Hospital, University Hospital of North Tees, University Hospital of Hartlepool
The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 5 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The closing date for submission of tenders was by 12 noon 12 October 2023.
Additional information
Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm
Tender documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 12 September 2023
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Opportunity
- Published 12 September 2023
Additional text
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North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission an Integrated Urgent Care Service under NHS Standard Contract 2023 / 24 Full-length (Particulars, Service Conditions, General Conditions) or any edition or any subsequent revisions.
Legal, economic, financial, and technical information
Conditions for participation
Objective rules and criteria for participation
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being".
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm
Tender documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 12 September 2023.
This opportunity has closed and contract has been awarded.
Award information
Awarded date
3 January 2024
Contract start date
1 April 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2034
Total value of contract
£166,939,500
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Address
Hardwick Road
STOCKTON-ON-TEES
County Durham
TS19 8PE
GBReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£166,939,500
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
NECS
Address
John Snow House
Durham University Science Park
Durham
DH1 3YG
United Kingdom
Telephone
01642 746658
Website
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