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Published 4 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Resident Medical Officers

Official notice

Authority: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAccelerated
Awarded value£17,563,810published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Oct 2021awarded 24 Jun 2022
Awarded to Nes Holdings (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of fully vetted, high-quality Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

CPV: Services provided by medical personnel · Supply services of medical personnel

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Trust sought a suitably experienced provider of fully vetted, high-quality…AwardedRenewal

The Trust sought a suitably experienced provider of fully vetted, high-quality Resident Medical Officers (RMOs) to seamlessly provide 24/7/365 RMO cover (on a rotational fixed shift basis) across its three acute hospital sites in Ashford, Canterbury and Margate.

The Trust expects:

  • the RMOs provided to be an integral part of the team responsible for the provision of safe practice to patients on a routine and emergency basis
  • the provider to meet all statutory regulations, and all other reasonable standards, applicable to the provision of RMOs to the NHS, including the provision of standby RMOs.

RMOs will be required in accordance with the needs of the Trust, as amended from time to time during the Contract term.

Delivery: South East · Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, CT1 3NG William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, TN24 0LZ Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, CT9 4AN
Extensions: At the Authority’s sole discretion, the Contract may be extended by up to a further three (3) x 12-month extensions, with the contract term not exceeding five (5) years in total.Variant bids: 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
Quality: 48%Price: 52%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Service proposal: 16%
  • RMO staffing approach: 16%
  • Clinical Governance: 16%
  • Price: 52%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Service proposal: 16
  • RMO staffing approach: 16
  • Clinical Governance: 16
  • Price: 52
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 52 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.2 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
4 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2022, 11:05 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
TEKH1108
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018111
Accelerated
Prior information notice published on 4th August 2021
Classification (CPV)
Services provided by medical personnelSupply services of medical personnel
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d0fc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents.

Publisher note: Suitably experienced providers wishing to bid for this opportunity must submit their Tender response via the Trust's e-Tendering system, Bravo Solution, website address: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk Instructions for submitting your Tender are as follows: a) click ‘View current opportunities and notices’ b) express an interest in the project ITT_3869 — Provision of Resident Medical Officers. c) accurately complete and fully submit your Tender within the e-Tendering system by no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, 1st October 2021.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
1 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Oct 2021, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Sept 2021 → 4 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    20 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    1 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    1 Oct 2021, 12:01 BST
  4. Notice published
    4 Jul 2022, 11:05 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
  3. Deadline published: 1 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
    16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    16 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    4 Jul 2022, 11:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £17,563,8101 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Nes Holdings (UK) Limited£17,563,810 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Canterbury, South EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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