Published date: 12 February 2024
This notice was replaced on 8 November 2024
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 8 November 2024)
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£600,000,000
Procurement reference
SBS10203 - 2024
Published date
12 February 2024
Closing date
25 March 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 August 2024
Contract end date
31 July 2028
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
This procurement is a re-opening of competition for the pre-existing Framework Agreement SBS10203 Insourcing of Clinical Support Services which is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime ('LTR') and is therefore subject to limited regulation. It will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 of PCR 2015.
Suppliers currently awarded to the pre-existing Framework Agreement do not need to re-apply, should a currently awarded supplier bid for this opportunity their bid will be rejected. This does not affect the standing of currently awarded suppliers.
NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.
NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Insourcing of Clinical Support Services and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.
Our Approved Organisation list can be found on:
https://sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agreements-support
More information
Additional text
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The award of the framework agreement was conducted under the Light Touch Regime ('LTR'). This was conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). Competition may be re-opened under the light touch regime at specific points during the terms should it be deemed appropriate or should there be sufficient new entrants into the marketplace. New Entrants will only be awarded contracts for the remaining term of the Framework Agreement.
Pursuant to the original Contract Notice, NHS Shared Business Services intends to re-open competition in accordance with the Framework Agreement rules.
The values provided are estimated and is based upon the National Elective Recovery budget published by NHS England and by using an average contractual value across all procurements under the previous iteration of the Insourcing of Clinical Support Services framework agreement.
NHS SBS cannot guarantee to successful Suppliers any business through this Framework Agreement. Spend and volumes may vary throughout the life of the Framework Agreement from the anticipated levels given in this notice.
About the buyer
Contact name
Ian French
Address
Three Cherry Tree Lane Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 7AH
England
nsbs.categorymanagementsourcing@nhs.net
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