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title: "Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations"
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# Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e3253584-2487-4e7f-a949-302e88593670

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is inviting tenders for the provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations. This procurement opportunity falls under the Health and social work services category. The Contracting Authority is NHSE North West, with the contract term set for 5 years, starting on 01 April 2023, extendable for a further 3 years. The submission deadline for tenders was 28 November 2022.

This tender by NECS presents opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those providing clinical review services for health and justice in custodial settings. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete in this Light Touch Regime for Services procurement, aimed at supporting health and justice outcomes in the specified regions of North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, and East of England.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West, NHS England North East and Yorkshire and NHS England East of England. This was a collaborated procurement across NHSE North West, NHSE North East and Yorkshire and NHSE East of England Regional Teams. The agreed identified commissioning lead was NHSE North West and was the nominated Contracting Authority (the Contracting Authority), who have undertaken a procurement to commission North Region - Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Death in Custody Investigations under the NHS Standard 2022/23 Shorter-form Contract Particulars, Service Conditions and General Conditions; or any edition or subsequent revisions; and the Provision of Deaths in Custody Clinical Reviews for Health and Justice Including Prisons and Secure Children's Home Service Specification The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2023, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of tenders was by 12 noon on 28 November 2022. Additional information: Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Bidders were advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. NECS utilised an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there were no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, were conducted via the In-tend portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu It was free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have had any queries, or were having problems registering on the portal; they should have contacted the In-tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065 The helpdesk was open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm Tender documentation were available on the e-tendering site from 28 October 2022

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/194c0787-0f44-40a7-8579-f23dbd283112 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Light Touch Regime for Services |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,093,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,034,776 |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPECTRUM COMMUNITY HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2023 at 10:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/194c0787-0f44-40a7-8579-f23dbd283112
- 28 Oct 2022 at 10:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68d85e39-4ccc-46e7-bfc8-767dfa65df43

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/194c0787-0f44-40a7-8579-f23dbd283112
  15th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68d85e39-4ccc-46e7-bfc8-767dfa65df43
  28th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
- https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/

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