{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-03ecfd-2023-08-04T10:33:26+01:00", "date": "2023-08-04T10:33:26+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-03ecfd", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "Project 71", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "DSD Medical Support Services", "status": "complete", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85000000", "description": "Health and social work services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "DfC shall enter into a Contract Variation of the Medical Support Services (MSS) Agreement with the incumbent supplier following a period of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice. The Contract Variation provides for a six (6) month extension from 04 March 2024 to 6 September 2024 of the services delivered by the Medical Support Services (MSS) Agreement. This is necessary due to delays in the completion of the Lot 5 (Northern Ireland) Functional Assessment Services (FAS) contract.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "Continuation of the provision of work capability assessment services in Northern Ireland. For full details of the nature of the services please see OJEU 2007/S 063-077231.", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "name": "Medical Personnel", "type": "quality", "description": "15" }, { "name": "Service Quality", "type": "quality", "description": "25" }, { "name": "Transition and Service", "type": "quality", "description": "10" }, { "name": "IS/IT Solutions", "type": "quality", "description": "10" }, { "name": "Legal and Contractual", "type": "quality", "description": "10" }, { "name": "Properties", "type": "quality", "description": "5" }, { "name": "Financial", "type": "cost", "description": "25" } ] }, "hasOptions": false } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "72000000", "description": "IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "75000000", "description": "Administration, defence and social security services" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "75311000", "description": "Sickness benefits" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "75313000", "description": "Disability benefits" }, { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "75313100", "description": "Temporary disablement benefits" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKN" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "procurementMethod": "limited", "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition", "coveredBy": [ "GPA" ], "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL", "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE", "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive" } ], "procurementMethodRationale": "The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) led FAS procurement, based on 5 geographic Lots (Lot 5 in Northern Ireland), was launched on 12 November 2021. On 15 March 2023, DWP notified FAS bidders of the outcome of the procurement in Lots 1, 2, 4 and 5. Procurement activity in Lot 3 (Southwest England) continues, resulting in a DWP and DfC agreement to delay contract signature in all Lots to support full alignment in FAS transition to 'go-live' in 2024. DfC has a number of dependencies on DWP to enable it to comply with key Authority obligations in relation to FAS Lot 5 service delivery. It is anticipated that the completion of the FAS procurement exercise in Lot 3 will result in a 6-month delay in the contract signature for Lot 3 and consequently in Lots 1, 2, 4 and 5. Without an extension there would be a service provision gap, adversely impacting MSS customers and resulting in a failure of DfC to meet its statutory obligations. Furthermore, the absence of continuity in service provision would put at significant risk a vulnerable group of MSS recipients and create further hardship and disadvantage. DfC considers Regulation 72(1)(b) PCR applicable. For the reasons set out above, the provision of additional services until 6 September 2024 is necessary and: (i) interchangeability issues with a new supplier means these key services could be negatively impacted for technical and economic reasons. The implementation of the contract currently being procured will necessitate a lengthy handover period, and make it impossible therefore to introduce a new provider for a short extension period. A change in supplier, without a full handover programme (to include transition to a new IT service necessitating dual running of systems), would risk delivery of these services which provide critical statutory benefits to vulnerable people; (ii) appointing a new supplier to cover a short extension period (which DfC does not consider a viable option) at the same time an incumbent is engaged in handover to a new FAS supplier, would result in significant duplication of costs and a loss of value for money for the taxpayer; (iii) the value of the contract for the extended period does not exceed 50% of value of original contract; and (iv) DfC will publish a modification notice pursuant to Regulation 72(3) of PCR." }, "awards": [ { "id": "022693-2023-Project 71-1", "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "title": "DSD Medical Support Services", "status": "active", "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-FTS-21255", "name": "Atos Origin IT Services Ltd" } ] } ], "parties": [ { "id": "GB-FTS-26400", "name": "Department for Communities formerly the Department for Social Development DSD", "identifier": { "legalName": "Department for Communities formerly the Department for Social Development DSD" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street", "locality": "BELFAST", "region": "UK", "postalCode": "BT2 7EG", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "healthtransformation@communities-ni.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/", "buyerProfile": "https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps", "classifications": [ { "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE", "id": "BODY_PUBLIC", "description": "Body governed by public law" }, { "scheme": "COFOG", "id": "07", "description": "Health" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-FTS-21255", "name": "Atos Origin IT Services Ltd", "identifier": { "legalName": "Atos Origin IT Services Ltd" }, "address": { "locality": "London", "region": "UK", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "robert.gidney@atos.net" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "url": "https://atos.net/en/", "scale": "large" } }, { "id": "GB-FTS-7015", "name": "The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.", "identifier": { "legalName": "The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures." }, "address": { "locality": "Belfast", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "roles": [ "reviewBody" ] } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-FTS-26400", "name": "Department for Communities formerly the Department for Social Development DSD" }, "contracts": [ { "id": "022693-2023-Project 71-1", "awardID": "022693-2023-Project 71-1", "title": "DSD Medical Support Services", "status": "active", "value": { "amount": 6309000, "currency": "GBP" }, "dateSigned": "2010-12-31T00:00:00Z" } ], "links": [ { "rel": "prev", "href": "https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:077231-2007:TEXT:EN:HTML" } ], "language": "en" }