Notice Information
Notice Title
The Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service
Notice Description
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service provider
This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be PS22,809,000.00
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this
contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations
2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.
Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Friday 2nd August 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
This is the second intention to award notice that has been published and covers the outcome for part of Lot 1, part of Lot 4 and part of Lot 7 which are now awarded following receipt of further information that was required from a small number of providers. A further notice will be published for Lot 9 as soon as the assessment is fully completed.
The Relevant Authority is of the view, taking into account likely providers and all relevant information available to it at this time, that it has identified the most suitable provider or providers for each of the Lots.
Each of the 5 Key Criteria elements were balanced with equal priority and considered on this basis. Following assessment, it was agreed that the 4 providers are capable of meeting the service specification and are existing Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres which was an essential requirement.
This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by Delegated Commissioning Group on 28th May 2024. No conflicts of interest were identified.
Please contact anna.salt@nhs.net with any written representations, ensuring the following details are referenced:
Project reference: C255762
Project title: Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service
If no representations are received before midnight on Friday 2nd August 2024, then the standstill period will come to an end and the relevant authority can proceed with contract awards.
Options: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 years
Lot 2 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the North East and Yorkshire regionThis is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately PS22,809,000.00.
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
Options: Option to extend for a further 2 years
Lot 3 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the North West regionThis is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately PS22,809,000.00.
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
Options: There is an option to extend for a further 2 years
Lot 4 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the Midlands regionThis is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant
Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health
Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider
Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to
commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected
blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by
existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately
PS22,809,000.00.
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the
services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to
extend for a further 2 years. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Friday 2nd August 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
This is the second intention to award notice that has been published and covers the outcome for part of Lot 1, part of Lot 4 and part of Lot 7 which are now awarded following receipt of further information that was required from a small number of providers. A further notice will be published for Lot 9 as soon as the provider assessment is completed.
The Relevant Authority is of the view, taking into account likely providers and all relevant information available to it at this time, that it has identified the most suitable provider or providers for each of the Lots.
Each of the 5 Key Criteria elements were balanced with equal priority and considered on this basis. Following assessment, it was agreed that the 4 providers are capable of meeting the service specification and are existing Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres which was an essential requirement.
This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by Delegated Commissioning Group on 28th May 2024. No conflicts of interest were identified.
Please contact anna.salt@nhs.net with any written representations, ensuring the following details are referenced:
Project reference: C255762
Project title: Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service
If no representations are received before midnight on Friday 2nd August 2024, then the standstill period will come to an end and the relevant authority can proceed with contract awards.
Options: Option to extend for a further 2 years
Lot 5 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the East of England regionThis is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately PS22,809,000.00.
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
Options: Option to extend for a further 2 years
Lot 6 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the London regionThis is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately PS22,809,000.00.
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
Options: Option to extend for a further 2 years.
Lot 7 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the South East regionThis is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant
Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health
Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider
Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to
commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected
blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by
existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately
PS22,809,000.00.
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the
services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to
extend for a further 2 years. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Friday 2nd August 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
This is the second intention to award notice that has been published and covers the outcome for part of Lot 1, part of Lot 4 and part of Lot 7 which are now awarded following receipt of further information that was required from a small number of providers. A further notice will be published for Lot 9 as soon as the assessment is completed.
The Relevant Authority is of the view, taking into account likely providers and all relevant information available to it at this time, that it has identified the most suitable provider or providers for each of the Lots.
Each of the 5 Key Criteria elements were balanced with equal priority and considered on this basis. Following assessment, it was agreed that the 4 providers are capable of meeting the service specification and are existing Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres which was an essential requirement.
This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by Delegated Commissioning Group on 28th May 2024. No conflicts of interest were identified.
Please contact anna.salt@nhs.net with any written representations, ensuring the following details are referenced:
Project reference: C255762
Project title: Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service
If no representations are received before midnight on Friday 2nd August 2024, then the standstill period will come to an end and the relevant authority can proceed with contract awards.
Options: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 years
Lot 8 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the South West regionThis is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately PS22,809,000.00.
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.
Options: Option to extend for a further 2 years
Lot 9 - National Clinical Lead and Service Support Host ProviderThis is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant
Authority's intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health
Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider
Process.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to
commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected
blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by
existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).
The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately
PS22,809,000.00.
This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the
services will commence as soon as possible following expiry of the standstill period for an initial period of 5 years with an option to
extend for a further 2 years. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Monday 18th November 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
This is the third and final intention to award notice that has been published and covers the outcome for Lot 9 which is now awarded following receipt of further information that was required from the provider.
The Relevant Authority is of the view, taking into account likely providers and all relevant information available to it at this time, that it has identified the most suitable provider for this Lot.
Each of the 5 Key Criteria elements were balanced with equal priority and considered on this basis. Following assessment, it was agreed that the provider is capable of meeting the service specification and is an existing Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centre which was an essential requirement.
This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by Delegated Commissioning Group on 28th May 2024. No conflicts of interest were identified.
Please contact anna.salt@nhs.net with any written representations, ensuring the following details are referenced:
Project reference: C255762
Project title: Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service
If no representations are received before midnight on Monday 18th November 2024, then the standstill period will come to an end and the relevant authority can proceed with contract awards.
Options: There is an option to extend for an additional 2 years
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on Monday 18th November 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-044dc3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030288-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £21,326,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jun 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 29 May 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 28 May 20242 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS England
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEEDS
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Postcode Area
- Leeds
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE42 Leeds
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Leeds
- Electoral Ward
- Hunslet & Riverside
- Westminster Constituency
- Leeds South
Supplier Information
- Number of Suppliers
- 16
- Supplier Names
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester University Foundation Trust
Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Further Information
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