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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 210-480957/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Contract notice
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NHS England (North Specialised Commisisoning Team)
Postal address: The Old Exchange, Barnard Street
Town: Darlington
Postal code: DL3 7DR
Country: United Kingdom
Email: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
another address:Official name: North of England Commissioning Support
Postal address: Tessdale House
Town: Stockton on Tees
Postal code: TS17 6BL
Country: United Kingdom
Email: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
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: Provision of Support for Older People in Prison
Reference number: NHSE330
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) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England, Specialised Commissioning who wish to commission support for older people in Prison for Health and Justice North Team including HMP Durham; HMP Frankland; HMP Holme House; HMP Durham; HMP Kirklevington Grange; and HMP Youth Offending Institute (YOI) Low Newton.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 300000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)

II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 75231210
Main CPV code: 75231230
Main CPV code: 75200000
Main CPV code: 98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKC
Main site or place of performance:Secure settings within Cumbria and the North East; HMP Durham; HMP Frankland; HMP Holme House; HMP Durham; HMP Kirklevington Grange; and HMP Youth Offending Institute (YOI) Low Newton.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England, Specialised Commissioning who wish to commission Support for Older People in Prison for Health and Justice North Team including HMP Durham; HMP Frankland; HMP Holme House; HMP Durham; HMP Kirklevington Grange; and HMP Youth Offending Institute (YOI) Low Newton.
The aim of the service will be is to provide meaningful advice; comprehensive support; and deliver a wide range of activities for prisoners over the age of 50 within secure settings across the North East England.
The basic principles that mirror that of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Light Touch Regime.
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.

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 300000 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:2019-04-01
/ End:2023-03-31
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

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 conditions of rules and criteria:Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:
— how the proposed service to be procured may improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the Cumbria and North East region for which the procurement is taking place),
— how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement, and
— compliance with Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
There is an expectation that the service will aim to learn from what has worked for the communities in the past in order to improve the health and well-being outcomes for the older prisoner population. The service will promote social inclusion of the prisoners and decrease the feeling of isolation often described by the aging population. It will also play a key part in the resettlement of prisoners.

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Form of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
Information about national procedures is available at:
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:2018/S 174-395537
(One of the following:Prior information notice;Notice on a buyer profile)
(One of the following:Prior information notice used as a call for competition;Contract notice;Voluntary ex
ante transparency notice)
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:2018-11-26
Local time:12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN

Section V: Award of contract

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: 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: Suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: (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).
(MT Ref:213691)

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Postal address: Teesdale House, Thornaby
Town: Stockton on Tees
Postal code: TS17 6BL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1642745000
Internet address:

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 Justice — The High Court
Postal address: Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2018-10-29

Post written by: Andrew Perry