Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-02-07
Buyer: North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) (Hosted by and Acting Through Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79200000 | 79210000 | 79212000 | 79212100 | 79212200
Estimated value: 22000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-03-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC), (the “Authority”) is issuing this invitation to tender (“ITT”) in connection with the competitive procurement to establish a framework agreement for provision of Internal and External Audit Services. This covers external (statutory audit services) under Lot 1 and internal audit and counter fraud services under Lot 2.
Lot 1 External (Statutory) Audit Services The below-listed Authorities (plus those entities listed at Section II.2.11) and Section VI.3) are eligible to access the resulting framework — subject to NOE CPC approval. NOE CPC member bodies as listed at: http://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/current-members
and any additional new NOE CPC members including wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, may utilise this framework agreement during the contract term. See Section II.2.11) for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC. The below-listed Authorities (plus those entities listed at Section II.2.11) and Section VI.3) are eligible to access the resulting framework — subject to NOE CPC approval. Barnsley Facilities Services Ltd wholly owned subsidiary of Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Harrogate Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd wholly owned subsidiary of Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Isle of Man Department of Health & Social Care James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leicestershire Partnership Trust Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Locala Community Partnerships Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions LLP wholly owned subsidiary of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust QE Facilities Limited wholly owned subsidiary of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Synchronicity Care Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust) T/A CDD Services The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn NHS Trust The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust NOE CPC member bodies as listed at: http://www.noecpc.nhs.uk/current-members
and any additional new NOE CPC members including wholly owned companies and subsidiaries, may utilise this framework agreement during the contract term. See Section II.2.11) for list of entities eligible to utilise any resulting framework, subject to the approval of NOE CPC.
The period of the Framework Agreement shall be 3 years with an option to extend the Framework Agreement by a further 1 x 12-month period.
Listings of entities eligible to utilise any resulting agreement(s), subject to the approval of NOE CPC include any other NHS/Public Sector bodies located in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, including any of the Crown Dependencies and NHS Collaborative Procurement Organisations: The NHS in England (National Health Service for the United Kingdom) including but not limited to Foundation Trusts, Acute (Hospital) Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Care Trusts listed at: https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx
Special Health Authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
Arm’s Length Bodies: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-contact-department-of-health-arms-length-bodies/department-of-healths-agencies-and-partner-organisations
Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and their individual constituent organisations: https://www.england.nhs.uk/stps/view-stps/
and other organisations involved in commissioning primary care services via Clinical Commissioning Groups supported by Commissioning Support Units which are responsible for commissioning most aspects of NHS care (or equivalent body established pursuant to legislation enacted as a result of, or in connection with, the White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS published July 2010.
The Clinical Commissioning Board, Area Teams: https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx
and other organisations involved in commissioning and/or overseeing General Practitioner services, GP consortia, GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services:
(b) Commissioned by NHS England or other organisations involved in commissioning or overseeing General Practitioner services, as described above. The NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland including but not limited to Primary care services — GPs, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, Hospital services, and community services, including those provided through community health centres and mental health services at: NHS Wales (National Health Service for Wales): including but not limited to Welsh Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Public Health Wales: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland) including but not limited to Regional NHS Boards, Special NHS Boards and public health body at: http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/
Health and Social Care Services in Northern Ireland: (National Health Service for Northern Ireland) including but not limited to Health Trusts, Social Care Board and other HSC Agencies: http://online.hscni.net/

Eligibility requirements: See SQ/ITT.

Award value: 22000000