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Published 23 Apr 2021, 16:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Health Systems Support Framework: Supported Self-Management

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The NHS is moving towards a more integrated model of care delivery through Integrated Care Systems (ICS). The Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF) was established to provide a mechanism for ICS and other health and social care organisations to access the support and services they need to transform how they deliver care. NHS England and Improvement have determined a requirement to expand the scope of the HSSF in order to provide access to Supported Self-Management (SSM) measurements, tools and support to establish or assess SSM interventions. Further details, including a description of the services, is provided in the ITT documents available at the address above.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Educational software package · Evaluation consultancy services · General management consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Industry specific software package · Medical software package · Software consultancy services · Software implementation services · Software integration consultancy services · Software package and information systems · +6 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS England and NHS Improvement are inviting suppliers to bid for accreditation to two…Renewal

NHS England and NHS Improvement are inviting suppliers to bid for accreditation to two new Service Lines within the Patient Empowerment and Activation Service Category of the Health Systems Support Framework covering Supported Self-Management as follows:

  • Providing measures which assist and enhance supported self-management interventions or that can be used to assess and compare the impact of self-management interventions.
  • Expertise, advice, support and training in the use of measurement in supported self – management  A full description is provided in the ITT documents available from the location above. Suppliers may bid for either one or both Service Lines as part of the current opportunity.
Extensions: The framework may be refreshed on its own or in line with the refresh of any other Service Lines within the scope of the HSSF in advance of the framework end date.Variant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Health Systems Support Framework: Supported Self-Management” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
23 Apr 2021, 16:36 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2021, 16:36 BST
Award evaluation window
28 May 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008786
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesEducational software packageEvaluation consultancy servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportIndustry specific software packageMedical software packageSoftware consultancy servicesSoftware implementation services
+8 moreSoftware integration consultancy servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a9c3 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten-day standstill period at the point information on the decision to award the contract is communicated to bidders. Any bidder wishing to appeal the decision to award the contract, or after the award of the contract appeal the contract, shall have the rights set out in Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: Further Information on the Health Systems Support Framework1) NHS England as a contracting authority established the Health Systems Support Framework during 2018.2) The current framework agreement is for the service lines set out within this contract notice, as further described in the ITT documents and will form part of the HSSF;3) NHS England intends to establish this framework agreement for use by or on behalf of itself and other UK public sector bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (including any future successor organisation(s) to the functions exercised by any such organisation(s)). It is also anticipated that non-contracting authorities will be permitted to access the framework agreement;4) The framework agreement may be accessed by the public sector bodies listed within the ITT documents, to the extent that they are engaged in the management and/or support of the health, care and/or wellbeing of populations within the UK or for which they are responsible;5) Reference to health and/or social care services within this notice and the ITT documentation includes but is not limited to: primary care services, secondary care services, mental health services, community care services, tertiary care services, social care services and public health services;6) Any interested suppliers will be required to register via our online portal at: http://health.atamis.co.uk (Contract Reference – C30767 – Supported Self-Management – HSSF) where the ITT documents will be accessible. This portal will be the channel used for issue of further information relating to this ITT;7) It is expected that services within the scope of the HSSF will be refreshed regularly. Each refresh will be the subject of a new contract notice published in Find a tender allowing new organisations to bid for a place on the framework from the refresh date.8) This framework agreement will be awarded for 4 years, however, it may be refreshed prior to the end date.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://health.atamis.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
28 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Apr 2021 → 25 Oct 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Apr 2021, 16:36 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    28 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    25 Oct 2021, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Quarry House, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria