Published date: 30 August 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 May 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£13,439,990

Procurement reference

NHSE908

Published date

30 August 2023

Closing date

12 May 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2033

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?

Yes

Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North West Health and Justice Team (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission a Cheshire Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Service.

The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013.

Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:

(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it 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.

This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal.

To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.

Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from Tuesday 11 April 2023 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on Friday 12 May 2023.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Cheshire Liaison and Diversion Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 April 2023

Award information

Awarded date

22 August 2023

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2033

Total value of contract

£16,703,990

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ, Corporation Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 3SR

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£16,703,990

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

John Snow House
Durham University Science Park
Durham
DH1 3YG
United Kingdom

Telephone

07974246151

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net