Tender Summary

NHSE896 - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme.

Buying Organisation

NHS England North West Lancashire & South Cumbria

Contract Value

£12,112,198

Tender Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - Greater Manchester (including Glossop and East Cheshire) (GM)) and NHS England North West Lancashire & South Cumbria (LSC) (the Contracting Authorities), who are undertaking a procurement to commission Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme under NHSE896 - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme.
The contract term is for an initial period of 5-years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
The Contracting Authorities are procuring AAA Screening Programmes across Lot 1 - GM, and Lot 2 - LSC.
Lot 1 - GM - Annual Screens 20,421 at a maximum annual financial threshold of 1,184,826 GBP @ 90% uptake. The annual screens for Lot 1 - GM (20,421) are made up of 18,696 for Greater Manchester, 247 for Glossop and 1,478 for East Cheshire which is proposed to the market for this Lot, however it must be noted that the cohorts and subsequent contract value related to both Glossop and East Cheshire may at a future date be extracted from Lot 1 - GM contract.
Lot 2 - LSC - Annual Screens 11,840 at a maximum annual financial threshold of 545,488 GBP @ 85% uptake.
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 (as amended) (PCR 2015), for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, will be 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 bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
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Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 12:00 noon on 08/06/2023.
"Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Contracting Authorities must consider:
- 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
- How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
- Whether to undertake any consultation on the above.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to consider the priorities of the Contracting Authorities relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being" by utilising the UK Governments Social Value Model.
Bidders are to note:
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 are 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.
The closing time and date for tender returns is 12:00 noon on 10/07/2023

Tender categories (products & services required)

Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)

Region

North West (UKD)

Buyer Information