Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-06
Buyer: Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71317210 | 79000000 | 79340000 | 79342100 | 79413000
Estimated value: 2100000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-12-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS England Greater Manchester (GM Health and Social Care Partnership) is looking to commission an expanded Community Cancer Prevention and Screening Engagement Service. The extended service will focus on improving the uptake of screening for a range of cancers.
The contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership.
The Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102).
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement.
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to “economic, social, and environmental well-being”.
This procurement will be conducted using an e-tendering portal (PROACTIS). The PROACTIS e-Tendering portal can be found at:
(Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and search for the project NHSE88 Community Cancer Engagement Service.
Please note that it is free to register on PROACTIS, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
The Contracting Authority and NECS reserve the right to cancel the tender process at any point and will not be held liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of the tender process or for any other costs incurred by those tendering for the contract.
This contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year at the sole discretion of Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership.
The Contracting Authority will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102)(PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.


Award value: 2100000