PRJ2014 North East London Community Ophthalmology: Minor Eye Conditions

Concepts

• health services
• community ophthalmology
• prj2014 nel community ophthalmology
• north east london community ophthalmology
• prj2014 north east london community ophthalmology
• minor eye conditions health care services
• minor eye conditions
• minor
• eye
• community

Location

London

Description

PRJ2014 NEL Community Ophthalmology: Minor Eye Conditions - Intention to Award Notice

Total Quantity or Scope

This notice relates to the Authority's procurement of Community Ophthalmology: Minor Eye Conditions health care services.The service is an existing service and will be provided by one of the existing providers.This notice is an intention to award a contract under the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The completed procurement route is “The CompetitiveProcess” which falls under Part 2, Regulation 11 of the Provider Selection Regime. The chosen route of the Competitive Process meant that there was no separate selection stage, i.e., the opportunity was open to the whole market.The lifetime value of the contract is to be £7,331,569, at £1,047,367 per annum.Initial 5 years - £5,236,835Additional 2 years - £2,094,734The contract term will be 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Authority.The contract will start on 02/01/2025 and therefore have an initial end date of the 31/12/2029, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/12/2031.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by the 12th of November 2024 (00:00am).This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to kieran.james-paterson@nhs.netDecision-Makers:NEL ICB - Finance, Performance & Investment Committee (FPIC)NEL ICB - Investment Review Group (IRG)NEL ICB - Procurement Group (PG)Relative Importance of the Key Criteria:Quality & Innovation - 37.00%Value - 25.00%Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability - 12.00%Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice - 16.00%Social Value - 10.00%Rationale for the Relative Importance of the Key Criteria:The previously existing services have been separated into optometrist-led services for this procurement to enable one NEL-wide service model to ensure equal access and assist in developing the services.A cross-functional team were involved in delivering this project. The Authority set out to receive responses from suitably qualified and experienced healthcare providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services as set out in the Specification in a safe and effective manner.The Selection Questionnaire (SQ) was based on the standard Cabinet Office document, with the ITT Questionnaire being comprised of a detailed scoring methodology, the weighting criteria was published within the ITT documentation in accordance with procurement regulations.Further information is provided in the associated procurement documents on the Atamis portal: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/WelcomeRationale for Provider Selection:The Exclusions and Basic Selection Criteria responses were evaluated first, any bidder who failed the Selection Questionnaire would not progress further in the procurement process and would be disqualified. All Providers passed the Selection Questionnaire progressed in the procurement and had their ITT Questionnaires scored.Based on the outcome of the evaluation and in line with the criteria stipulated by the Authority within the ITT documentation, it was recommended that the contract be awarded to the Preferred Bidder. The Preferred Bidder being the Bidder that offers the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT), i.e. achieves the highest combined score.Conflicts of Interest:To safeguard against potential conflicts of interest influencing the procurement process and evaluations, all panel members signed conflict of interest declarations and non-disclosure agreements. Project members and evaluators were informed of their role and the importance of the confidential nature of this procurement. No material conflicts were declared.