Notice Information
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Notice Title
ESR Transformation Programme Financial Advisors
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Notice Description
Financial Advisors to support the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Transformation Programme procurement and associated financial activity.
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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
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Notice Details
- Open Contracting ID
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ocds-h6vhtk-045668
- Publication Source
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Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- Current Stage
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Award
- All Stages
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Award
- Notice Type
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Award Notice
- Procurement Type
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Standard
- Procurement Category
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Services
- Procurement Method
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Limited
- Procurement Method Details
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Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
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Not specified
- Awardee Scale
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Large
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
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79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- CPV Codes
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79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
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Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
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Not specified
- Lots Value
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Not specified
- Awards Value
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Not specified
- Contracts Value
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£7,025,800 £1M-£10M
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Notice Dates
- Publication Date
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4 Jul 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
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Not specified
- Future Notice Date
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Not specified
- Award Date
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13 Feb 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
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13 Feb 2023 - 19 Dec 2025 2-3 years
- Recurrence
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Not specified
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Notice Status
- Tender Status
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Complete
- Lots Status
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Cancelled
- Awards Status
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Active
- Contracts Status
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Active
Buyer & Supplier
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Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Contact Name
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Not specified
- Contact Email
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paul.bath@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
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Not specified
- Locality
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
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NE15 8NY
- Post Town
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Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
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England
- Major Region (ITL 1)
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TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
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TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
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TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
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TLC North East (England)
- Local Authority
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Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
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Lemington
- Westminster Constituency
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Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Buyer Location
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Supplier Information
Further Information
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