Award

Merseyside Asylum Seekers Initial Assessment Centre

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

05 Jun 2023 at 14:36

Tender

13 Mar 2023 at 09:56

Planning

29 Dec 2022 at 10:27

Summary of the contracting process

The North of England Commissioning Support, on behalf of NHS England North West, is conducting a procurement process to commission an Asylum Seekers Initial Assessment Centre Service in Merseyside. The contract, valued at £408,100, will last for 12 months starting from 1st July 2023. The procurement is in the award stage, with the closing date for tenders set for 3rd April 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for providers within the Merseyside locality to engage in delivering essential health and social work services. The contract aims to improve economic, social, and environmental well-being in the area and is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs interested in contributing to public service delivery. Interested parties are encouraged to register on the NECS e-tendering portal by 12 noon on 3rd April 2023.

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Notice Title

Merseyside Asylum Seekers Initial Assessment Centre

Notice Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North West (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission an Asylum Seekers Initial Assessment Centre Service within Merseyside. This tender opportunity is strictly limited to providers within the Merseyside locality, in line with Procurement Policy Note 11/20 - Reserving Below Threshold Procurements; Reserving procurement by supplier location. Supplier location is defined as: "Where the supplier is based or established in a particular location and has substantive business operations in that location. In this context, this means having a registered office, factory or other permanent base in that location from which meaningful business operations have been conducted for at least 12 months". Bidders will be required to self-certify that they have substantive business operations within the Merseyside locality from which meaningful business operations have been conducted for at least 12 months. Any bidder which does not have substantive business operations within the Merseyside locality will fail and will take no further part in the procurement process. The contract term is for 12 months with effect from 01 July 2023 with a contract value of PS408,100. Indicative activity figures are detailed below: April 2021 - March 2022 * Halton - 357 * Liverpool (standard accommodation) - 704 * Liverpool (hotels) - 814 April 2022 - June 2022 * Halton - 104 * Liverpool (standard accommodation) - 176 * Liverpool (hotels) - 269 Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and How, in conducting the process of procurement, it 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. This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the Intend portal. To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 13 March 2023 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 03 April 2023.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bf62f5ad-7e6c-47ff-9a4c-2858ebd00a95
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b425d44-fd07-4d5a-8c3e-3dac8d77ad99
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 (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£408,100 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£408,100 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Apr 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
13 Jan 2023Expired
Award Date
25 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024 1-2 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
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 3YG
Post Town
Durham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)

Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Durham South
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PRIMARY CARE 24 (MERSEYSIDE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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