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Published 2 May 2023, 14:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Evaluation of Improvement Cymru's Performance & Effectiveness

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£197,563published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Oct 2022
Awarded to RSM UK Consulting LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Improvement Cymru, Public Health Wales is looking to commission an experienced evaluation partner between September 2022 and June 2024. They will undertake a mixed-methods evaluation of the coaching and support that Improvement Cymru provides to Health Boards and trusts to identify patient safety and harm reduction priorities, including activities toward improving patient safety capability and delivery, and support to spread and scale these activities.

CPV: Performance review services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 90Price: 30Environmental: 10
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Programme Outline: 10
  • Experience: 20
  • Delivery Team: 10
  • Work Required: 40
  • Training Material and Learning Resources: 10
  • price: 30
  • Carbon Footprint: 10
Published award criteria (7)
  • Programme Outline: 10
  • Experience: 20
  • Delivery Team: 10
  • Work Required: 40
  • Training Material and Learning Resources: 10
  • Carbon Footprint: 10
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Awarded
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 May 2023, 14:42 BST
Last source update
2 May 2023, 14:42 BST
Authority reference
PHW-FTS-50489
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012526
Classification (CPV)
Performance review services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c5a8 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust will allow a minimum 10 calendar

day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.

Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages

of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful. Should additional information be required it should be

requested of the addressee in section I.1. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules

have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the

Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: Please note additional information on this procurement: 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the Procurement documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. 3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed responses after the stated closing date. 4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of the Public Health Wales NHS Trust. (WA Ref:131204)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £197,5631 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RSM UK Consulting LLP£197,563 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.