Tender for Children’s Home Healthcare Services

To commission healthcare services for Aldine House Secure Children’s Home based in Dore on the South West edge of Sheffield.

United Kingdom-Leeds: Health and social work services

2020/S 135-333769

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

Official name: NHS England and NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire
Postal address: Quarry House
Town: Leeds
NUTS code: UKE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
Postal code: LS2 7UE
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA31749

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

Official name: North of England Commissioning Support
Postal address: Teesdale House
Town: Stockton on Tees
NUTS code: UKE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
Postal code: TS17 6BL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.netInternet address(es):Main address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

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:

Aldine House Secure Children’s Home Healthcare Services

Reference number: NHSE334

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000 Health and social work services

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North East and Yorkshire (Yorkshire and the Humber) (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission healthcare services for Aldine House Secure Children’s Home based in Dore on the South West edge of Sheffield. The home can accommodate up to ten children and young people, male and female, from the ages of 10 to 17, who may be placed by the Youth Custody Service (YCS) or referred by Local Authorities via Section 25 of the Children Act 1989 – Secure Accommodation Orders. The home also accepts placements under the Police and Criminal evidence Act (PACE) 1984. The home is sometimes able to accommodate young People beyond the date of their 18th birthday if they are subject to a Youth Justice order.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 458 333.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 Health and social work services

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKE YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months: 50

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

This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering portal (In-Tend) 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 In-Tend portal.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home.

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:

Nder 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 No102) (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: http://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

Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 005-007382

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date: 11/08/2020

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

VI.3)Additional information:

This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-Tend) 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 In-Tend portal.

To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-Tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, 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: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810

Helpdesk Availability Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

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).

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VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: Public Procurement Review Service
Postal address: Cabinet Office
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 3450103503Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

Official name: North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Postal address: Teesdale House, Thornaby
Town: Stockton on Tees
Postal code: TS17 6BL
Country: United KingdomInternet address: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk

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

Official name: Royal Courts of High Justice – The High Court
Postal address: Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United KingdomInternet address: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

10/07/2020