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NHSE871 Older Persons Mental Wellbeing in Prison Services - North East

NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

16 Dec 2022 at 08:59

Tender

20 Sep 2022 at 09:15

Planning

27 Jun 2022 at 11:18

Summary of the contracting process

The North of England Commissioning Support, on behalf of NHS England - North East & Yorkshire, has awarded a contract for support services for older patients in prisons. The contract term is for an initial 3 years starting from 01 April 2023, with a potential 2-year extension. Bidders were required to submit tenders before 12:00 noon on 20 October 2022. The procurement was conducted using the Open Procedure to assess bidders' capacity, capability, and technical competence.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to provide support services for older patients in prisons in the North East region. Businesses interested in this opportunity should consider the requirements outlined by the Contracting Authority, such as improving economic, social, and environmental well-being. The tender process followed the Open Procedure to ensure transparency and fair competition among bidders, making it suitable for businesses looking to grow in the health and social work services sector.

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Notice Title

NHSE871 Older Persons Mental Wellbeing in Prison Services - North East

Notice Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) worked for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Health & Justice) (the Contracting Authority) who wished to commission support services for older patients in prisons. NECS is a commissioning support service who worked for and on behalf of the Contracting Authority who undertook a procurement to commission support services for older patients within HMP Northumberland, HMP Frankland, HMP Holme House, HMP Durham, HMP Kirklevington Grange and HMP Low Newton. Caveat responses were considered as non-acceptance of this requirement. The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2023, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of tenders was before 12:00 noon on 20 October 2022. Please see Additional Text regarding the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. Previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2022/S 000-017485. NECS utilised an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there were no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, were conducted via the In-tend portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu It was 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 In-tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm Tender documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 20 September 2022. 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 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 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts). Additional information: Additional information: 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 as this is an existing service provision. 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e16940df-73f1-48b6-9b0a-f155e122ede7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e84c2401-e0f6-4c4b-84c7-e3f19bfad36f
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
SME

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
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£742,387 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Dec 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
11 Jul 2022Expired
Award Date
24 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL3 7DR
Post Town
Darlington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)

Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Park East
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AGE UK NORTH TYNESIDE GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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