Award

Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice Services

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

12 Dec 2023 at 15:40

Tender

16 Aug 2023 at 10:31

Planning

05 Jun 2023 at 11:19

Summary of the contracting process

The North of England Commissioning Support is leading a procurement process for Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice Services. It involves the commissioning of services in the Health and Social Work Services category. The contract is valued at GBP 1,808,334 and has a tender submission deadline of 12 noon on 15th September 2023. The contract is expected to start on 1st February 2024, lasting for an initial 3-year period with a possible 2-year extension. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold. The contracting authority is North of England Commissioning Support.

This tender for Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice Services presents opportunities for businesses looking to expand in the Health and Social Work Services sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. The procurement stage is currently in the award phase, with a contract value of GBP 2,535,673 awarded to ABL Health Ltd. This presents a chance for suitable businesses to engage with the North of England Commissioning Support and potentially secure contracts. The procurement process emphasises considerations of social value, economic well-being, and technical competence.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

D3 Tenders Premium

Win More Public Sector Contracts

AI-powered tender discovery, pipeline management, and market intelligence — everything you need to grow your public sector business.

Notice Title

Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice Services

Notice 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. Additional information: 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).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-af17c6ad-1f8d-4b18-871b-c920451c0cd2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b18e7fc5-5a0a-4990-b1c7-b6dbed9e33e4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,808,334 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,535,673 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
19 Jun 2023Expired
Award Date
14 Nov 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Feb 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL MERSEYSIDE
Postcode
L3 4BL
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Festival Gardens
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ABL HEALTH

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-af17c6ad-1f8d-4b18-871b-c920451c0cd2-2023-12-12T15:40:08Z",
    "date": "2023-12-12T15:40:08Z",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-af17c6ad-1f8d-4b18-871b-c920451c0cd2",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "title": "NHSE903 Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice Services",
    "planning": {
        "milestones": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "title": "Engagement end date",
                "type": "engagement",
                "dueDate": "2023-06-19T23:59:59+01:00"
            }
        ],
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
                "description": "Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fea182a-9835-44b1-a225-65cf99b04669",
                "datePublished": "2023-06-05T12:19:32+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            }
        ]
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "NHSE903",
        "title": "Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice Services",
        "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. Additional information: 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).",
        "status": "complete",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "85000000",
            "description": "Health and social work services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "North East",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North East",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North East",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "North West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        },
        "datePublished": "2023-08-16T11:31:22+01:00",
        "value": {
            "amount": 1808334,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure (above threshold)",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2023-08-15T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2024-02-01T00:00:00Z",
            "endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a69ec612-7c6a-42b7-9df4-831b458f0c17",
                "datePublished": "2023-08-16T11:31:22+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/kbZb6NPF",
            "name": "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT",
                "scheme": "GB-SRS",
                "id": "sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/kbZb6NPF"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "Regatta Place Summers Road, Brunswick Business Park",
                "locality": "Liverpool Merseyside",
                "postalCode": "L3 4BL",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "email": "necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "GB-CFS-267188",
            "name": "ABL Health Ltd",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "ABL Health Ltd"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "71 Redgate Way Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JL"
            },
            "details": {
                "scale": "large",
                "vcse": false
            },
            "roles": [
                "supplier"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/kbZb6NPF",
        "name": "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT"
    },
    "awards": [
        {
            "id": "ocds-b5fd17-af17c6ad-1f8d-4b18-871b-c920451c0cd2-1",
            "status": "active",
            "date": "2023-11-14T00:00:00Z",
            "datePublished": "2023-12-12T15:40:08Z",
            "value": {
                "amount": 2535673,
                "currency": "GBP"
            },
            "suppliers": [
                {
                    "id": "GB-CFS-267188",
                    "name": "ABL Health Ltd"
                }
            ],
            "contractPeriod": {
                "startDate": "2024-02-01T00:00:00Z",
                "endDate": "2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
            },
            "documents": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "documentType": "awardNotice",
                    "description": "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder",
                    "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b18e7fc5-5a0a-4990-b1c7-b6dbed9e33e4",
                    "datePublished": "2023-12-12T15:40:08Z",
                    "format": "text/html",
                    "language": "en"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}