Official UK procurement notice
ESCC SS Tender for the provision of Integrated Sexual Health and HIV Treatment and Care
Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Sussex County Council Public Health working in collaboration with NHS England (NHSE) for an integrated specialist sexual health services, HIV treatment and care services and prison in reach sexual health services.The bundled contracts consist of;1. Specialist sexual health consisting of the following elements
- Genito Urinary Medicine (GUM)
- Specialist Contraception
- Assertive Outreach service
- Out of area GUM and contraception charging2. HIV treatment and care3. Prison level three GUM in- reachThe above outlines a revised model for the delivery of the Sexual Health Services. Full details of the requirements are provided within the service specifications in the tender documents.The tender will be an open process and Bidders should note the key dates contained within the Invitation to Tender documents.The procurement process will be conducted using the South East Shares Services e-sourcing portal at www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗
- Recurrence: Retender approximately 18 months prior to the end date.
CPV: Advisory services provided by nurses · Community health services · Gynaecological hospital services · Health and social work services · Hospital services · Medical hospital services · Outpatient care services · Services provided by medical personnel · Services provided by nurses · Surgical hospital services · Urologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Retender approximately 18 months prior to the end date.
- First published
- 18 Oct 2021, 15:02 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Oct 2021, 15:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Dec 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ESCC - 033378- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025968- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: value includes potential extension and is the maximum value. The total minimum value is GBP£13,914,455 The services to which this procurement relates fall within Chapter 3 Section 7 and Schedule 3 ofPCR2015. As such, the procurement is being run as a process akin to the open procedure. However, thecontracting authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any regulations except for those under Chapter3 section 7 of PCR2015for light touch services. Please note that the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection ofEmployment) Regulations 2006 may apply and applicants should seek their own legal advice on this subject.The Contracting Authority reserves the right to procure from the successful tenderer services consisting of therepetition of similar services entrusted to the successful tenderer in conformity with the terms of the originalcontract and as indicated in it, acting in accordance with Regulation 32(9) and (10). In addition, theContracting reserves the right to procure additional services by the successful tenderer that have becomenecessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of service provider (i) cannot bemade for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability withexisting equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) it would causesignificant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that anyincrease in costs to the authority as a result on them does not exceed 50% of the value of the originalcontract, Furthermore, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to make changes to the contract to beconcluded which are not "substantial" for the purposes of Regulation 72 of PCR2015, and where (i) the needfor changes has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not haveforeseen; and (ii) the change does not alter the overall nature of the contract; and in so far that (iii) anyincrease in costs to the authority as a result does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.IV.2.6 Minimum timeframe during which tenderer must maintain the tender. In this case it is 6 months, however ‘this may be subject to extension’.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
18 Oct 2021 → 1 Oct 2022 · 4 dates- Notice published18 Oct 2021, 15:02 BST
- Submission deadline10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Initial appeal to the Procurement Manager before appeal to Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria