Published date: 1 December 2023
Last edited date: 4 December 2023
This notice was replaced on 15 March 2024
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Awarded contract (published 15 March 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
North East, North West
Value of contract
£42,000 to £45,000
Procurement reference
NHSE965
Published date
1 December 2023
Closing date
22 December 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2024
Contract end date
31 March 2027
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHSE North East and Yorkshire (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a competitive tender, under threshold, to commission Patient failsafe function for the Neonatal Hepatitis B screening and immunisation pathway in the North East and North Cumbria.
The contract term is for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, commencing on 01 April 2024.
The closing date for submission of responses is 12 noon on 22 December 2023.
Additional information
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
Quotation documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 01 December 2023.
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).
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Early engagement
- Published 19 September 2023
About the buyer
Contact name
NECS
Address
Stella House
Newburn
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
United Kingdom
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