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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-029910/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Contract notice
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Procurement and Logistics Service
Postal address: Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road,
Town: Armagh
Postal code: BT61 7PR
Country: United Kingdom
Email: PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:
Official name: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Postal address: A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT9 7AB
Country: United Kingdom
Email: PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.2) Joint Procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
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: Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust – Reopening October 2022 [4306500]
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services

II.1.4) Short Description:
Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust – Reopening October 2022. *PROVIDERS CURRENTLY AWARDED TO DFA 3078797, DFA 3178204 AND/OR DFA 3833460 SHOULD NOT RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS/PROVIDERS ONLY.*

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: 85300000
Main CPV code: 98000000
Main CPV code: 85312300
Main CPV code: 85312320
Main CPV code: 85320000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Primary Care Talking Therapies for Belfast Health and Social Care Trust – Reopening October 2022. *PROVIDERS CURRENTLY AWARDED TO DFA 3078797, DFA 3178204 AND/OR DFA 3833460 SHOULD NOT RESPOND TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. IT IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS/PROVIDERS ONLY.*

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 5559642.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:36
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:
The estimated value in II.2.6) above includes; contract period of 3 years, plus an option to extend for 24 x 1 month periods (2 years). The value also includes a potential increase in services of 20%.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Form of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2020/S 205-500652
(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:2022-11-23
Local time:15:00
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
VI.3) Additional information:
Please note this Tender is the reopening of the Dynamic Framework Agreement (DFA) original Tender number 3078797. In accordance with its terms and conditions the DFA is now being reopened for new entrants to be admitted under the same requirements as the original tender exercise. Providers currently awarded to DFA 3078797, DFA 3178204 and / or the reopening DFA 3833460 should not respond to this opportunity, this is for new entrants/ providers only. Social care services such as the provision of Primary Care Talking Therapies are classified under the Public Contracts Regulations as social and other specific services and fall within those services listed in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations. This tender is therefore subject to the provisions of section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations otherwise known as the ‘Light Touch Regime’. As such, new entrants will be allowed to apply to join the DFA. The DFA will be further reopened on an annual basis. Providers/applicants seeking admission as a new entrant to the DFA will be required to complete the same process as the original competition to ensure equal treatment and transparency. In section I.2), it is stated that this procurement is a joint procurement. This is not a joint procurement it is operated by BSO PaLS on behalf of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Procurement and Logistics Services
Town: Armagh
Postal code: BT61 7PR
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-10-24