Notice Information

  • Notice Title

    ESR Transformation Programme Financial Advisors

  • Notice Description

    Financial Advisors to support the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Transformation Programme procurement and associated financial activity.

  • Lot Information

    Lot 1

    The provider will work with, and as part of, the Transformation Programme Team established
    by the NHSBSA charged with the delivery of the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Transformation Programme procurement.
    The overarching requirement and objectives are to provide financial assurance and advice to
    ensure that there are compliant and appropriate services contracts for the ESR procurement
    and the future transformed service. Key outputs are:
    * Advise and support the ESR Transformation Programme Team in the development and build
    of financial model(s) capable of supporting the ESR service, including legacy and
    transformation.
    * Provide advice and quality assurance of content in the financially related contract
    documents and schedules.
    * Advise and support all stages of the procurement process including but not limited to:
    * Pre-procurement planning and documentation development;
    * Evaluation of bidder's submissions including pricing models;
    * Negotiation stages up to Contract Award.
    * Advise and assurance against Final Business Case.

  • Procurement Information

    Due to a commercial issue that arose at the Selection Questionnaire stage of the ESR Transformation Programme procurement (which concluded at the end of January 2023) and following legal advice, this contract will be direct award using the urgency provision of the Public Contract Regulation 2015. Regulation 32 allows for award without prior publication in where "for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with".

Notice Details

  • Notice Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-045668

    Publication Source

    Find A Tender Service

    Latest Notice

    https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037427-2025

    Current Stage

    Award

    All Stages

    Award


    Notice Type

    Award 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

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


    CPV Codes

    79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

  • Notice Value(s)

    Tender Value

    Not specified

    Lots Value

    Not specified

    Awards Value

    Not specified

    Contracts Value

    £7,025,800 £1M-£10M

  • Notice Dates

    Publication Date

    4 Jul 20253 months ago

    Submission Deadline

    Not specified

    Future Notice Date

    Not specified

    Award Date

    13 Feb 20232 years ago

    Contract Period

    13 Feb 2023 - 19 Dec 2025 2-3 years

    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 BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY

    Contact Name

    Not specified

    Contact Email

    paul.bath@nhsbsa.nhs.uk

    Contact Phone

    Not specified

    Buyer Location

    Locality

    NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

    Postcode

    NE15 8NY

    Post Town

    Newcastle upon Tyne

    Country

    England


    Major Region (ITL 1)

    TLC North East (England)

    Basic Region (ITL 2)

    TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear

    Small Region (ITL 3)

    TLC43 Tyneside

    Delivery Location

    TLC North East (England)


    Local Authority

    Newcastle upon Tyne

    Electoral Ward

    Lemington

    Westminster Constituency

    Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West


  • Supplier Information

    Number of Suppliers

    1

    Supplier Name

    GRANT THORNTON

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