--- title: "Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037d2c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037d2c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037d2c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037d2c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST" published: "2023-02-15" --- # Provision of Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations Buyer: NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037d2c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037d2c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037d2c.json) ## Summary The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is procuring Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations on behalf of NHS England North West, North East, and Yorkshire, and East of England. This procurement falls under the Health and Social Work Services category. The Contracting Authority is NHS England North West, with a contract term of initial 5 years starting from April 1, 2023, extendable for another 3 years. The closing date for tender submissions was on November 28, 2022. This procurement presents opportunities for businesses providing health and social work services, specifically those capable of offering Clinical Reviewers to support Health and Justice in Custody Investigations. Interested businesses must comply with the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations. The procurement method used is an open procedure, inviting electronic submissions through the In-tend portal. The Contracting Authority aims to improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being through this contract, with a focus on capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West (the Contracting Authority), NHS England North East and Yorkshire and NHS England East of England for the provision of NHS England North Region - Clinical Reviewers to Support Health and Justice in Deaths in Custody Investigations. ### Lot Information North West 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. Additional information: 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. North East & Yorkshire 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. Additional information: 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. East of England 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 is 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. Additional information: 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004605-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £3,034,776 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST | | Locality | LIVERPOOL | | Post town | Liverpool | | Postcode | L3 4BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool | | Local authority | Liverpool | | Electoral ward | Festival Gardens | | Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLH East (England) | ## 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 10:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004605-2023 - 28 Oct 2022 at 10:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030491-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu - https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/ - https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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