Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-12-04
Buyer: NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England South (South Central)) (documents via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 3956632 GBP

Technical requirements: NHS England South (South Central) and Thames Valley Police sought to jointly re-commission Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services in Thames Valley.
The commissioners sought tender responses from providers who have the capability and capacity to undertake such a contract. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. The Commissioner will be contracting for the Services using the National NHS Standard Contract. Contracts will be for an initial term of 3 years and are planned to commence from 1.4.2019. The value of the service will be 2 391 635 GBP over three years. At the discretion of the Commissioner, the contract may be extended for a further 24 months.
‘To deliver sexual assault services that meet the needs of victims/survivors through a pathway that gives access to appropriate and relevant support for the full range of health and justice services. Services operating to high standards of provision based on sound clinical quality, operational performance targets and meeting the needs of survivors and stakeholders alike.’
Reflecting this vision, and in response to the core considerations from the HNA findings, commissioners sought services across Thames Valley that achieve the following commissioning principles:
— Ensure SARCs have a workforce with the required capabilities and competencies and with sufficient cases to maintain and enhance their specialist skills,
Interested parties were invited to take part in an Invitation To Tender (ITT) process, based on the Open procedure, and designed to identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender and therefore determine the incoming provider.
The attention of potential bidders is drawn to the availability of a bidder briefing taking place by WebEx on 15.5.2018 and mid-stage tender clarification meetings in week commencing 11.6.2018 – more details on which are provided within the tender documentation.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
The tendering process has been conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority ran a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.
Neither the inclusion of a selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
The Contracting Authority has voluntarily observed the award decision notices provisions and held a 10 day standstill period as described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.


Winner: G4S Health Services (UK) Limited, trading as G4S Health Services
Award value: 3956632
Number of bids: 1