Award

Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023

HOME OFFICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

13 Oct 2023 at 10:41

Tender

03 Jul 2023 at 10:43

Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office has completed the procurement process for the "Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023" within the health and social work services industry category. The tender aimed to appoint a contractor to manage independent appeal boards staffed by qualified medical practitioners for policing and fire services in England, Wales, and Scotland. The procurement stage was cancelled, and the framework agreement had an option to extend until 30th September 2026.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses providing health and social work services to compete for managing medical appeal boards for police and fire services in the UK. Organisations with expertise in providing regional Medical Appeal Boards and legal advice under pension regulations would be well-suited to compete. The tender process involved criteria based on Quality and Social Value as well as Pricing, with an award granted to Duradiamond Healthcare Ltd as the active supplier.

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Notice Title

Police and Fire Medical Appeals Board 2023

Notice Description

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.

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.

Options: The framework will run to 30th September 2026, with an option to extend by an additional one year.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03de2f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030242-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HOME OFFICE
Contact Name
Lyn Severn
Contact Email
collaborativeprocurement@homeoffice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Post Town
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DURADIAMOND HEALTHCARE

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