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Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023

Home Office

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Planning

10 May 2023 at 11:55

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office is inviting bids for the Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023 tender, which falls under the Health and social work services category. The procurement stage is currently active, with a submission deadline set for 10:00 on 12th June 2023. The contract value is approximately £2,000,000. The Home Office seeks a provider to manage medical appeal boards for police and fire services in England, Wales, and Scotland, under a framework agreement that includes services such as board administration, recruitment, training, and legal support.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing law, consulting, and other business services to compete for a framework agreement with the Home Office. The contract duration is initially three years, with a potential one-year extension. Businesses in the UK region are well-suited to participate, with the selection criteria focusing on transparency and the ability to provide services to Police and Fire Services. The tender process involves electronic and written submissions through the Home Office's e-Sourcing Portal.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023

Notice Description

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's e-Sourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. It should be noted that it may take up to 10 working days for Dun and Bradstreet to respond with a DUNS number. Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing: CollaborativeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk Please respond by 10:00, 12th June 2023. Your email should be entitled 'PAFMAB C25145' - and must state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The email will be processed, and the supplier will be granted access to the procurement via the e-Sourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to confirm. The Secretary of State for the Home Department ('the Home Office') has overall responsibility for policing in England and Wales and for the fire service in England only. Policing in Scotland and the fire service in both Wales and Scotland are devolved powers. However, the requirements under the framework being tendered relate to both policing and fire in England, Scotland and Wales. As part of this responsibility, the Home Office is empowered to consider any appeal by a pension scheme member against a decision made by a police force or fire authority in relation to an ill-health pension or injury benefit award. In order to administer such appeals, the Home Office appoints a contractor with the capability to appoint and manage independent appeal boards staffed by qualified medical practitioners. The current framework expires on 30.09.2023 and the Home Office is inviting bids from organisations for the replacement framework. Services: The Home Office requires a provider to manage boards of medical referees who will conduct medical appeals under the appropriate police and fire pension regulations in England, Wales, and Scotland. The required services comprise the provision of regional Medical Appeal Boards for the police and fire services in England, Wales, and Scotland, in accordance with relevant pension and injury benefit regulations. Scope: The scope of the Framework Agreement includes the following: * Administering Police and Fire Medical Appeal Boards, * Recruitment and training of board members with appropriate expertise, * Monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators, * Producing annual and quarterly reports submitted formally to the Home Office, * Access to legal advice both before and after the hearings, whether from providers own legally qualified staff or through external legal advisers' and 'post decision casework, * Providing stakeholders, such as pension authorities, selected medical practitioners, fire trades unions and the Police Federation with at least one day of training per year in relation to Medical Appeal Boards. Training will be based on stakeholder needs and feedback from board members and is distinct from training provided by parent organisations, * To ensure independence of the appeal board process.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Home office is seeking to create a Framework Agreement with the appointment of one supplier to manage boards of medical referees who will conduct medical appeals under the appropriate police and fire pension regulations in England, Wales, and Scotland. The required services comprise the provision of regional Medical Appeal Boards for the police and fire services in England, Wales, and Scotland, in accordance with relevant pension and injury benefit regulations. The framework shall cover a period of three (3) years, with an option to extend the framework at the Home Office's discretion for a further one-year period (up to a maximum of 4 years). The framework agreement is primarily intended for use by UK Police and Fire Services who will call off from the framework agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c788
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013277-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 May 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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