Published date: 12 December 2023

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


Closing: 15 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East, North West

Value of contract

£1,808,334

Procurement reference

NHSE903

Published date

12 December 2023

Closing date

15 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2029

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

Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice (H&J) Services.

Short description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (NW) Region and North East & Yorkshire (NE&Y) Region (the Contracting Authorities), who are undertaking a procurement to commission Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice (H&J) Services.

Description of the procurement

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (NW) Region and North East & Yorkshire (NE&Y) Region (the Contracting Authorities) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice (H&J) Services under NHS Standard Contract terms.

The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years and 2 months commencing on 01 February 2024, with the option to extend by 2 years.

The closing date for submission of tenders is by 12 noon on 15 September 2023.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 16 August 2023

Additional text

Additional information

Firstly, 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. 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.

Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2023/S 000-015825.

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

Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 16/08/2023.

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).


Award information

Awarded date

14 November 2023

Contract start date

1 February 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£2,535,673

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ABL Health Ltd

Address

71 Redgate Way
Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 0JL

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

Regatta Place Summers Road
Brunswick Business Park
Liverpool Merseyside
L3 4BL
United Kingdom

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

Website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/