Official UK procurement notice
Managed Service Resident Doctors (RD’s)
Authority: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust ("the Authority", "RNOH") required the provision of Managed Resident Doctors Services, operating 24/7.<br/><br/>The supplier will provide RNOH with Junior Clinical Fellow grade general medical and surgical cover for the entire RNOH (Stanmore campus) bed base 24 hours per day, 365 days per year (including weekends and bank holidays), for the full duration of the contract. Junior Clinical Fellow grade is considered to be of equal or greater experience to the UK post FACD 5.2 level. (FACD = Foundation Assessment of Competence Document).<br/><br/>The Authority intends to award a contract to NES UK Limited, following a Direct Award - Process C, in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“PSR 2023”).
CPV: Health services · Hospital and related services · Hospital services · Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The RNOH aims to deliver safe, effective, high quality care at all timesAwarded
The RNOH aims to deliver safe, effective, high quality care at all times. However, in relation to medical, and in particular SHO cover, this has become increasingly challenging over the past few years. The Trust’s inability to attract and retain an adequate SHO workforce has resulted in a growing clinical risk for our services which is reflected within the Trust’s Risk Register and compounded by factors such as increasing inpatient acuity and weekend surgical activity. <br/><br/>It has been well recognised for some time that the model for safe medical cover across the Trust needs to be revised and following significant consideration the priority for this identified as safe, reliable out of hours and emergency SHO level cover throughout the whole week. This is perceived to be the safe foundation from which further workforce transformation and remodelling can then be undertaken. <br/><br/>The adoption of a managed contract Resident Doctor model to provide 24 hour cover 7 days a week through an external provider, comprising of 4 WTE doctors alternating between weeks of day shifts and night shifts, with a full week off between duty periods. A tender process would be undertaken to identify a preferred provider with the aim to implement the this service mode.<br/><br/>Full OJEU restricted process was undertaken and the service was awarded to NES UK Limited on the 4th November 2019 and the contract expires on the 25th October 2024. <br/><br/>The intention is to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process to NES UK Limited for 17 months.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Oct 2024, 19:00 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2024, 10:28 BST
- Authority reference
PRO-798-2024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033253- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac5fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 25th October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25th October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Contact: stephen.marshman@nhs.net<br/><br/>The decision-makers were: General Manager, Medical Directorate at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust; Deputy Chief Executive at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust; The decision was ratified by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Executive Committee on 9th September 2024. No conflicts of interest were declared.<br/><br/>The key criteria considered for the recommendation to award is based on the experience and capacity of providers to accurately and within required timescales. The existing provider is satisfying its existing contract, will likely satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably and the term of the existing contract is due to expire and RNOH proposes a new contract to replace the existing contract at the end of its term. To enter into a new contract for a period of 17 months.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.4.1 | Provision of Managed Resident Doctors Services, operating 24/7, The supplier will provides RNOH with Junior Clinical Fellow grade general medical and surgical cover for the entire RNOH (Stanmore campus) bed base 24 hours per day, 365 days per year (including weekends and bank holidays), for the full duration of the contract. Junior Clinical Fellow grade is considered to be of equal or greater expe… | The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust ("the Authority", "RNOH") required the provision of Managed Resident Doctors Services, operating 24/7.The supplier will provide RNOH with Junior Clinical Fellow grade general medical and surgical cover for the entire RNOH (Stanmore campus) bed base 24 hours per day, 365 days per year (including weekends and bank holidays), for the full duration of … | |
| — | TextI.1.8 | Stepehen Marshman | Stephen Marshman | |
| — | TextII.2.4.1 | The RNOH aims to deliver safe, effective, high quality care at all times. However, in relation to medical, and in particular SHO cover, this has become increasingly challenging over the past few years. The Trust’s inability to attract and retain an adequate SHO workforce has resulted in a growing clinical risk for our services which is reflected within the Trust’s Risk Register and compounded by f… | The RNOH aims to deliver safe, effective, high quality care at all times. However, in relation to medical, and in particular SHO cover, this has become increasingly challenging over the past few years. The Trust’s inability to attract and retain an adequate SHO workforce has resulted in a growing clinical risk for our services which is reflected within the Trust’s Risk Register and compounded by f… | |
| — | TextII.2.5.1.1 | Most suitable provider process with regard to key criteria 100 Cost | N/A | |
| — | TextVI.4.1.1 | Independent Choice and Procurement Panel | Independent PSR Review Panel |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nes Holdings (UK) Limited | £372,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033219-2024-1 · Nes Holdings (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2024
- Value
- £372,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.Review bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NES HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.