Published date: 25 August 2023
Last edited date: 22 September 2023
This notice was replaced on 5 January 2024
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 5 January 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
Yorkshire and the Humber
Value of contract
£88,549,114
Procurement reference
NHSE936
Published date
25 August 2023
Closing date
17 October 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 June 2024
Contract end date
31 May 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) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Yorkshire and Humber), Health and Justice Team (the Contracting Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission Primary Care Service (Medical and Nursing) including Integrated Substance Misuse Service for HM Prison Full Sutton and HM Prison Millsike and Integrated Mental Health including Learning Disabilities and Autism Service for HM Prison Full Sutton and HM Prison Millsike
The contract term is for an initial period of 6 years commencing on 01 June 2024, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. Please note year 1 for HMP Millsike is mobilisation only.
The closing date for submission of tenders is 12 noon on 26 September 2023.
Additional information
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 (NB no TUPE for HMP Millsike, as a new build facility. 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.
If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register.
If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system.
You can register here: 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 will be available on the e-tendering site from 25 August 2023.
More information
Additional text
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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).
Please note that on the 22nd September 2023 a number of supplementary documents and specifications were uploaded to the Atmais e- tendering portal. Two new NHS Standard Contracts were also uploaded to the Atamis E-tendering portal
About the buyer
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John Snow House
Durham
DH1 3YG
United Kingdom
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