Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date: 12/09/2018
Local time: 12:00
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North (Cumbria and North East) who wish to commission an NHS111 Unscheduled, Urgent and Emergency In-Hours Dental Care Services within North Cumbria and North East. The contract term will be 3 years with effect from 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2022, with the option to extend for 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
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United Kingdom-Darlington: Health and social work services
2018/S 152-349724
Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Services
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
NHS England North (Cumbria and North East)
The Old Exchange, Barnard Street
Darlington
DL3 7DR
United Kingdom
E-mail:
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.england.nhs.uk/north/
I.2)Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
United Kingdom
E-mail:
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.necsu.nhs.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
NHS 111 Unscheduled, Urgent and Emergency In-Hours Dental Care Services
Reference number: NHSE243
II.1.2)Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North (Cumbria and North East) who wish to commission an NHS111 Unscheduled, Urgent and Emergency In-Hours Dental Care Services within North Cumbria and North East. The contract term will be 3 years with effect from 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2022, with the option to extend for 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
South East Northumberland
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85100000
85130000
85131000
85131100
85131110
85140000
85141000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKC21
Main site or place of performance:
South East Northumberland.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North (Cumbria and North East) who wish to commission an NHS 111 Unscheduled, Urgent and Emergency In-Hours Dental Care Services within South East Northumberland. The contract term will be 3 years with effect from 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2022, with the option to extend for 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 468 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start: 01/04/2019
End: 31/03/2023
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Newcastle and North Tyneside
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85100000
85130000
85131000
85131100
85131110
85140000
85141000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKC22
Main site or place of performance:
Newcastle and North Tyneside.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North (Cumbria and North East) who wish to commission an NHS 111 Unscheduled, Urgent and Emergency In-Hours Dental Care Services within Newcastle and North Tyneside. The contract term will be 3 years with effect from 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2022, with the option to extend for 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 702 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start: 01/04/2019
End: 31/03/2023
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Hartlepool and Stockton
Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85130000
85131000
85131100
85131110
85140000
85141000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKC11
Main site or place of performance:
Hartlepool and Stockton.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North (Cumbria and North East) who wish to commission an NHS 111 Unscheduled, Urgent and Emergency In-Hours Dental Care Services within Hartlepool and Stockton. The contract term will be 3 years with effect from 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2022, with the option to extend for 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 702 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start: 01/04/2019
End: 31/03/2023
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Durham City and Chester-Le-Street
Lot No: 4
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85130000
85131000
85131100
85131110
85140000
85141000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKC14
NUTS code: UKC1
Main site or place of performance:
Durham City and Chester-Le-Street.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North (Cumbria and North East) who wish to commission an NHS 111 Unscheduled, Urgent and Emergency In-Hours Dental Care Services within Durham City and Chester-Le-Street. The contract term will be 3 years with effect from 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2022, with the option to extend for 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 312 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start: 01/04/2019
End: 31/03/2023
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Darlington
Lot No: 5
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85130000
85131000
85131100
85131110
85140000
85141000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: UKC13
Main site or place of performance:
Darlington.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for, and on behalf of, NHS England North (Cumbria and North East) who wish to commission an NHS 111 Unscheduled, Urgent and Emergency In-Hours Dental Care Services within Darlington. The contract term will be 3 years with effect from 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2022, with the option to extend for 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 156 000.00 GBP
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start: 01/04/2019
End: 31/03/2023
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they 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”. The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 Nº 102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).
III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Form of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement
IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/pdfs/uksi_20150102_en.pdf
IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:
Public contracts for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 Nº 102) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date: 12/09/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (Proactis) 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 PROACTIS portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the PROACTIS e-tendering portal, which can be found at:https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.
Please note that it is free to register on PROACTIS, which can be accessed at any time of day.
Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm).
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 Nº 102).
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) does not apply to these contracts as this is a new service provision.
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VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BL
United Kingdom
Internet address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 Nº 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice — The High Court
Strand
London
WC24 2LL
United Kingdom
Internet address: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
06/08/2018