Official UK procurement notice
PRJ2014 North East London Community Ophthalmology: Minor Eye Conditions
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPRJ2014 NEL Community Ophthalmology: Minor Eye Conditions - Confirmation of Contract Award Notice
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
This notice relates to the Authority's procurement of Community Ophthalmology: Minor Eye Conditions health care services.<br/><br/>The service is an existing service and will be provided by one of the existing providers.<br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The completed procurement route is “The Competitive<br/>Process” which falls under Part 2, Regulation 11 of the Provider Selection Regime. The chosen route of the Competitive Process meant that there was no separate selection stage, i.e., the opportunity was open to the whole market.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is to be £7,331,569, at £1,047,367 per annum.<br/><br/>Initial 5 years - £5,236,835<br/><br/>Additional 2 years - £2,094,734<br/><br/>The contract term will be 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Authority.<br/><br/>The contract will start on 02/01/2025 and therefore have an initial end date of the 31/12/2029, if the optional extension is utilised the contract end date will be 31/12/2031.
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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 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: 75.00%
- Price: 25.00%
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jul 2024, 09:07 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2024, 11:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jul 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036698- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c7eFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The standstill period will run from the 31st of October 2024 (00:00am) until the 12th of November 2024 (00:00am).
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 the 12th of November 2024 (00:00am).<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to kieran.james-paterson@nhs.net<br/><br/>Decision-Makers:<br/><br/>NEL ICB - Finance, Performance & Investment Committee (FPIC)<br/>NEL ICB - Investment Review Group (IRG)<br/>NEL ICB - Procurement Group (PG)<br/><br/>Relative Importance of the Key Criteria:<br/><br/>Quality & Innovation - 37.00%<br/>Value - 25.00%<br/>Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability - 12.00%<br/>Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice - 16.00%<br/>Social Value - 10.00%<br/><br/>Rationale for the Relative Importance of the Key Criteria:<br/><br/>The previously existing services have been separated into optometrist-led services for this procurement to enable one NEL-wide service model to ensure equal access and assist in developing the services.<br/><br/>A cross-functional team were involved in delivering this project. The Authority set out to receive responses from suitably qualified and experienced healthcare providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services as set out in the Specification in a safe and effective manner.<br/><br/>The Selection Questionnaire (SQ) was based on the standard Cabinet Office document, with the ITT Questionnaire being comprised of a detailed scoring methodology, the weighting criteria was published within the ITT documentation in accordance with procurement regulations.<br/><br/>Further information is provided in the associated procurement documents on the Atamis portal: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome<br/><br/>Rationale for Provider Selection:<br/><br/>The Exclusions and Basic Selection Criteria responses were evaluated first, any bidder who failed the Selection Questionnaire would not progress further in the procurement process and would be disqualified. All Providers passed the Selection Questionnaire progressed in the procurement and had their ITT Questionnaires scored.<br/><br/>Based on the outcome of the evaluation and in line with the criteria stipulated by the Authority within the ITT documentation, it was recommended that the contract be awarded to the Preferred Bidder. The Preferred Bidder being the Bidder that offers the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT), i.e. achieves the highest combined score.<br/><br/>Conflicts of Interest:<br/><br/>To safeguard against potential conflicts of interest influencing the procurement process and evaluations, all panel members signed conflict of interest declarations and non-disclosure agreements. Project members and evaluators were informed of their role and the importance of the confidential nature of this procurement. No material conflicts were declared.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
Timeline
11 Jul 2024 → 2 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened11 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published13 Nov 2024, 11:29 GMT
- Contract starts2 Jan 2025
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2024, 16:30 GMT
Published amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.The standstill period has…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Eyecare (East London and City) Ltd. | £7,331,569 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035228-2024-1 · Primary Eyecare (East London and City) Ltd.
- Signed
- 30 Oct 2024
- Value
- £7,331,569
- Period
- … – 1 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS London Commercial HubReview body
- North East London Health and Care PartnershipReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Primary Eyecare (East London and City) Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.