NHSE967 Health Needs Assessment Provision for North West Health & Justice Services

Concepts

• health and social work
• liverpool
• business services
• miscellaneous services
• north west health
• nhs england health
• health needs assessment provision
• justice north west
• nhse967 health needs assessment provision
• justice services

Location

North West England

Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England Health & Justice North West (the Contracting Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission Health Needs Assessment Provision for North West Health & Justice Services.

Total Quantity or Scope

The contract term is for a period of three years commencing on 01 January 2024. The closing date for submission of tenders is by 12 NOON on 02 November 2023. Previous publication concerning this procedure publication reference 2023/S 000-026414 Prior Information Notice (reducing time limits for receipt of tenders).

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
• 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.

Other Information

Firstly, 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 not 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. Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure can be found on Find a Tender Service (publication reference 2023/S 000-026414) and on Contracts Finder. 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 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm PLEASE NOTE: You may be asked if you wish to merge your account with an existing organisation. This is based on a number of criteria including the domain name of your email address, so please ensure that you do register with your official work email address. Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 17 October 2023. Legal, economic, financial, and technical information Conditions for participation Objective rules and criteria for participation 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).