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title: "NHSE1039 - Host Organisation - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C298411"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-048844"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - LEAD ICB"
published: "2024-09-24"
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# NHSE1039 - Host Organisation - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C298411

Buyer: NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - LEAD ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048844

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## Summary

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Lead ICB) in collaboration with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board, announced a tender for the procurement, delivery, and management of the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and follows the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations. The electronic tendering process began at 12:00 Noon on 7th August 2024, with a submission deadline of 12:00 Noon on 6th September 2024. The contract, valued at £28.3 million, is set to be awarded by November 2024, with the service anticipated to commence between 1st April and 30th September 2025.

This tender represents a substantial business growth opportunity for NHS Acute Trusts or equivalent organisations registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for General Adult Critical Care Services. The five-year contract is expected to operate within an annual financial threshold of £5.66 million. Organisations adept in quality, innovation, and finance will find this tender particularly beneficial, given the emphasis on such criteria. The open procedure encourages broader competition, offering ample scope for businesses proficient in healthcare service delivery to expand their portfolio and strengthen their market presence within the North West region.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS ) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West Specialised Commissioning and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - (Lead ICB), NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authorities), who undertook a competition to commission a Host Organisation - to deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 did not apply to this award. The contract term was for a period of 5 years. The Host Organisation contract was to be awarded by November 2024, and full mobilisation of the service would have been confirmed in line with the awarded Host Organisation's mobilisation plan (phase 5 - go live).This was anticipated to be between 1st April 2025 and 30th September 2025, notwithstanding any supply issues to mobilise the service. The five-year contract would have commenced on the 'go live' of the NW ACCT service. The closing time and date for submission of competition response was 12:00 Noon on 06/09/2024. NECS did utilise an electronic tendering tool to manage the competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there was no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, was conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. . It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have experienced any queries, or were having problems registering on the portal; they were advised to contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm. Competition documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 12:00 Noon on 07/08/2024. Potential Providers were advised to look for NHSE1039 - North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Contract No C298411. The Host Organisation was required to provide all the requirements within the annual financial threshold of 5.66 million GBP and the successful Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust (or equivalent) who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note after award and before the commencement date the successful provider was required to occupy and deliver the service from a base located within the North West.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Host Organisation - to procure, deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract term is for a period of 5 years. Contract commencement was anticipated to be between 1st April 2025 and 30th September 2025, notwithstanding any supply issues to mobilise the service. The five-year contract would have commenced on the 'go live' of the NWACCT service. The Host Organisation was required to provide all the requirements within the annual financial threshold of 5.66 million GDP per annum and the successful Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust (or equivalent) who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note after award and before the commencement date the successful provider was required to occupy and deliver the service from a base located within the North West. Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria were stated in the procurement documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030449-2024 |
| 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 | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £28,300,000 |
| Lots value | £28,300,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Unsuccessful |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - LEAD ICB |
| Additional buyers | NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WARRINGTON |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode | WA1 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD61 Warrington |
| Local authority | Warrington |
| Electoral ward | Bewsey and Whitecross |
| Westminster constituency | Warrington South |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2024 at 10:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030449-2024
- 7 Aug 2024 at 07:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024762-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
- https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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