Published date: 16 May 2023
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands
Value of contract
£7,775,600 to £10,691,450
Procurement reference
NHSE561 - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme
Published date
16 May 2023
Closing date
20 February 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 October 2023
Contract end date
30 September 2030
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 care system support organisation hosted by NHS England and has managed this procurement process for the provision of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme for NHS England North East and Yorkshire - (South Yorkshire (SYB)) and (North East & North Cumbria (NENC)) and NHS England Midlands under a co-commissioning agreement for the patient cohort of Bassetlaw (the Contracting Authorities).
The Contracting Authorities are procuring AAA Screening Programmes across Lot 1 - SYB (incorporating Bassetlaw patient cohort), and Lot 2 - NENC. The Contracting Authorities planned for a contract commencement date of 01 October 2023 for a contract term of an initial 5-years with the option to extend the contract by a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
The annual financial threshold are as follows:
Lot 1 - SYB - Annual Cohort 10,548 at a maximum rate of 55 GBP per unit per annum based on 85% uptake of the annual cohort 493,130 GBP per annum x 7-years 3,451,910 GBP.
Lot 2 - NENC - Annual Cohort 22,122 at a maximum rate of 55.00 GBP per unit per annum based on 85% uptake of the annual cohort 1,034,220 GBP per annum x 7-years 7,239,540 GBP.
The basic principles of the Open Procedure were 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 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts. This procurement was conducted using an e-tendering portal (In-Tend). The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Bidders were asked to follow the registration instructions if they were not already registered) and search for the project NHSE561 - ITT - North East & Yorkshire - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (AAA).
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day if you have a working internet connection. Should tenderer's have had any queries regarding In-Tend a dedicated helpdesk was available and could be contacted on +44 8442728810 or email: support@in-tend.co.uk
The Contracting Authorities and NECS reserved the right to cancel the tender process at any point and would not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.
Tender documentation was available from 12:00 noon on 11 January 2023 and the closing time and date for tender returns was 12:00 noon on 20 February 2023.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Opportunity
- Published 10 January 2023
Additional text
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The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006(as amended) did apply. Bidders were 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.
The Contracting Authorities and NECS reserved the right to cancel the tender process at any point and would not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.
Tender documentation was available from 12:00 noon on 11 January 2023 and the closing time and date for tender returns was 12:00 noon on 20 February 2023.
Award information
Awarded date
5 May 2023
Contract start date
1 October 2023
Contract end date
30 September 2030
Total value of contract
£9,729,131
This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN2 5LTReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£3,017,419
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
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Lot 1 - South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw awarded to:
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trust Headquarters
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Sheriff Hill
Gateshead
NE9 6SXReference
No reference - other
Value of contract
£6,711,712
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
Additional details
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Lot 2 - North East and North Cumbria (NENC) was awarded to:
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
About the buyer
Contact name
NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Address
John Snow House
Co. Durham
DH1 3YG
England
Telephone
+44 1642746918
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