Official UK procurement notice
NHS England Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement - Refresh
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name ‘NHS England’) established a framework for clinical services titled Increasing Capacity Framework (ICF) under the light touch regime in November 2020.
As advertised in the original OJEU contract notice this framework agreement could be refreshed. This award notification is to advise of contract awards associated with refreshing the framework agreement.
The awarded clinical services under the Framework Agreement include:
- NHS inpatient and outpatient (including full supporting pathology and imaging) services and urgent elective care and cancer treatment to service users in line with nationally set criteria;
- NHS inpatient non-elective care (either direct admission or transfer from an NHS organisation).
The ICF may be accessed by NHS England and all ICB's, and NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts across England and their successor bodies.
CPV: Health services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 60 bids received · 52 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 4 mo from 1 Aug 2022
- Electronic auction
- yes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1NHS England Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement (Refresh)-AwardedPublished value£10,000,000,000
NHS England Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement (Refresh)-
A Framework Agreement has been entered into by NHS England on behalf of all Contracting Authorities with each provider assessed as capable through this procurement process (a “Provider”). Contracts based upon the NHS Standard Contract or Sub-Contract may be placed by a Contracting Authority with any Provider holding a Framework Agreement covering the relevant Services required by that Contracting Authority.
It is the intention that in accordance with the Framework Agreement, each Contracting Authority, may enter into a separate NHS Standard Contract or Sub-Contract with any Provider, for the Services. The procurement was awarded 26th July 2022 with Framework Agreements signed by successful bidders for a start date of 1st August 2022.The Framework Agreements will have a fixed term ending on 20th November 2024 with no option to extend in accordance with the original OJEU contract notice.
The estimated value is based on a potential upper value over the duration of the ICF and actual value will depend on actual demand. Additional information: All existing Providers originally awarded a framework agreement in November 2020 have been sent a notice of extension which will terminate 20th November 2024. Therefore all framework agreements regardless of award date will terminate conterminously.
What 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).
- Specification/Compliance: Pass/Fail
- Pricing/Weighting: Pass/Fail
- Price: HRG Workbook
- Suitability
All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.
Please refer to procurement documentation.
If a provider is awarded a Framework Agreement, there is no guarantee that it will be awarded any contracts for services. Contracting Authorities may award contracts to providers on the basis of the call off process set out in the Framework Agreement.
- “NHS England Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement - Refresh” 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 May 2022, 17:41 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Aug 2022, 11:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Jun 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NHSE ICF (Refresh)- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022398- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0337a8Find a Tender
Publisher note: This award notification is on behalf of the National Health Service, namely NHS England, all Intergrated care Boards (ICB's), NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts and each of their successor bodies. A list of organisations can be found at: https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx The services in scope of this award are health care services which fall under “social and other specific services” in Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”). All providers that meet the minimum requirements of the Framework procurement process have been awarded a framework contract. This notification details those providers that have been awarded under a refresh of the framework. There will be no maximum number of providers appointed to this framework agreement. NHS England reserves the right to conduct any number of framework refreshes throughout the term of the Framework Agreement. A refresh will allow verification of existing providers’ continuing ability to meet requirements and will also allow new entrants to be appointed to the ICF.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Jun 2022, 14:30 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Jun 2022, 14:30 BST
Timeline
6 Jun 2022 → 15 Aug 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Jun 2022, 14:30 BST
- Bids opened6 Jun 2022, 14:30 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published15 Aug 2022, 11:42 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete15 Aug 2022, 11:42 BST
Published amendments (1)
Date for submission date changed to 09 June 2022 12:00 (noon)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
NHS England Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement - Refresh
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2022
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 20 Nov 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60bids | 43 | — | £10,000,000,000 – £10,000,000,001 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
52 commercial parties on the notice · 50 awardedThe first 50 of 52 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria