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title: "Merseyside Asylum Seekers Initial Assessment Centre"
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# Merseyside Asylum Seekers Initial Assessment Centre

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bf62f5ad-7e6c-47ff-9a4c-2858ebd00a95

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support, on behalf of NHS England North West, is conducting a procurement process to commission an Asylum Seekers Initial Assessment Centre Service in Merseyside. The contract, valued at £408,100, will last for 12 months starting from 1st July 2023. The procurement is in the award stage, with the closing date for tenders set for 3rd April 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for providers within the Merseyside locality to engage in delivering essential health and social work services. The contract aims to improve economic, social, and environmental well-being in the area and is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs interested in contributing to public service delivery. Interested parties are encouraged to register on the NECS e-tendering portal by 12 noon on 3rd April 2023.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North West (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission an Asylum Seekers Initial Assessment Centre Service within Merseyside. This tender opportunity is strictly limited to providers within the Merseyside locality, in line with Procurement Policy Note 11/20 - Reserving Below Threshold Procurements; Reserving procurement by supplier location. Supplier location is defined as: "Where the supplier is based or established in a particular location and has substantive business operations in that location. In this context, this means having a registered office, factory or other permanent base in that location from which meaningful business operations have been conducted for at least 12 months". Bidders will be required to self-certify that they have substantive business operations within the Merseyside locality from which meaningful business operations have been conducted for at least 12 months. Any bidder which does not have substantive business operations within the Merseyside locality will fail and will take no further part in the procurement process. The contract term is for 12 months with effect from 01 July 2023 with a contract value of PS408,100. Indicative activity figures are detailed below: April 2021 - March 2022 * Halton - 357 * Liverpool (standard accommodation) - 704 * Liverpool (hotels) - 814 April 2022 - June 2022 * Halton - 104 * Liverpool (standard accommodation) - 176 * Liverpool (hotels) - 269 Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the Intend portal. To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from 13 March 2023 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 03 April 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b425d44-fd07-4d5a-8c3e-3dac8d77ad99 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Award date | 25 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £408,100 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £408,100 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 3YG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Durham South |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRIMARY CARE 24 (MERSEYSIDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 5 Jun 2023 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b425d44-fd07-4d5a-8c3e-3dac8d77ad99
- 13 Mar 2023 at 09:56 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2465cc37-9327-4627-b605-5f2ad28de8d6
- 29 Dec 2022 at 10:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8142b263-6820-4ede-a4d2-f389fdf79da3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b425d44-fd07-4d5a-8c3e-3dac8d77ad99
  5th June 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2465cc37-9327-4627-b605-5f2ad28de8d6
  13th March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8142b263-6820-4ede-a4d2-f389fdf79da3
  29th December 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

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