Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-16
Buyer: CPD — Supplies and Services Division
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85120000: Medical practice services | 85121000: Medical services | 85121100: General practitioner services | 85121200: Specialist medical services | 85121270
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2021-01-07

Technical requirements: The Department of Justice has been designated by the Executive Office to administer the troubles permanent disablement payment scheme on behalf of the Victims’ Payments Board (VPB) in line with the Victims’ Payment Regulations 2020. The purpose of the scheme is ‘to provide those living with permanent disablement caused by injury through no fault of their own in a troubles-related incident with payments primarily in acknowledgement of the acute harm which they have suffered. The scheme will also provide a measure of recognition of the implications of living with disablement caused by a serious troubles-related injury and the associated impact of such disablement on carers, who are often family members; and recognition that in many cases coping with the disablement caused by the serious injury had an adverse financial impact on individuals and their families.’ A key requirement of the Scheme is that a medical assessment must be carried out on eligible applications to assess the degree of relevant disablement (physical and psychological) of applicants. This will enable the VPB to decide on the level of payment to eligible applicants. This contract will appoint a suitable contractor to design and deliver the required medical assessment service. This is a Schedule 3 service in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The Department of Justice has been designated by the Executive Office to administer the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme on behalf of the Victims’ Payments Board (VPB) in line with the Victims’ Payment Regulations 2020. The purpose of the scheme is ‘to provide those living with permanent disablement caused by injury through no fault of their own in a troubles-related incident with payments primarily in acknowledgement of the acute harm which they have suffered. The scheme will also provide a measure of recognition of the implications of living with disablement caused by a serious troubles-related injury and the associated impact of such disablement on carers, who are often family members; and recognition that in many cases coping with the disablement caused by the serious injury had an adverse financial impact on individuals and their families.’ A key requirement of the scheme is that a medical assessment must be carried out on eligible applications to assess the degree of relevant disablement (physical and psychological) of applicants. This will enable the VPB to decide on the level of payment to eligible applicants. This contract will appoint a suitable contractor to design and deliver the required medical assessment service. This is a Schedule 3 service in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract Management — Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.


Award value: 10000000