Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-31
Buyer: NHS England (Specialised Commissioning North Region)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 75231210 | 75231230 | 85000000
Estimated value: 864000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-12-03

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England, Specialised Commissioning who wish to commission Provision of Death in Custody (DIC) Clinical Reviews for Health and Justice North Team including Prisons and Secure Children’s Homes for the North Region; including North West, Yorkshire and the Humber and Cumbria and the North East.
The aim of the service will be to deliver a clinical review of a death in custody occurrence within Prisons and Secure Children’s Homes in the North Region which will form part of the Prison and Probation Ombudsmen (PPO) investigation and subsequent PPO report
Secure settings including Children's Homes across Cumbria and the North East; North West and Yorkshire and the Humber.
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England, Specialised Commissioning who wish to commission Provision of Death in Custody (DIC) Clinical Reviews for Health and Justice North Team including Prisons and Secure Children’s Homes for the North Region; including North West, Yorkshire and the Humber and Cumbria and the North East.
The aim of the service will be to deliver a clinical review of a death in custody occurrence within Prisons and Secure Children’s Homes in the North Region which will form part of the Prison and Probation Ombudsmen (PPO) investigation and subsequent PPO report.
The basic principles that mirror that of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (Proactis) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the PROACTIS e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.
— how the proposed service to be procured may improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the North region for which the procurement is taking place),
— how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement, and
The service will offer a streamlined process for the review of deaths in custody based on activity and provide lessons learned for the custodial system to improve their clinical services.
Public contracts for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) (PCR 2015) shall be awarded in accordance with Chapter 3 Section 7 Regulation 74 to 77 of PCR 2015.
This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (Proactis) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal.
To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the PROACTIS e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light-Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).


Award value: 864000