Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-01
Buyer: Department Of Health
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71620000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 73220000 | 79311000 | 79313000
Estimated value: 5200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Requirement for Fleming Fund — Independent Evaluation Supplier. Please refer to ‘Contracts Finder’ for more details on the link provided below — https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fda8df74-14ca-4aac-8bda-b4c6c9e6be24 and the more recent Contracts Finder opportunity notice titled ‘The Fleming Fund — Independent Evaluation Supplier’ which includes Procurement documentation, as does the ‘BMS’ e-tendering system. We wish to tender for a Contract which is expected to start from October 2016 for a Contract period of five years plus optional extension period(s) of up-to a further 5 years. This Procurement will be conducted via the DH ‘BMS’ e-tendering system. See the additional Information section (VI.3)) for instructions on how to participate.
England. Note services under the Contract (Fleming Fund evaluation services) may be required in different countries across the world, if necessary. See Country and regional focus Information in ITT.
The Department of Health (DH) helps people to live better for longer. We lead, shape and fund health and care in England, making sure people have the support, care and treatment they need, with the compassion, respect and dignity they deserve. DH is a ministerial department, supported by 28 agencies and public bodies.
The Department of Health (DH) has launched the Fleming Fund, a 265 000 000 GBP One Health programme to support low and middle income countries (LMIC) in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Fleming Fund will improve laboratory capacity and diagnoses as well as data and surveillance of AMR in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Both the Prime Minister and Chief Medical Officer have announced that tackling AMR is a key priority. DH intends to release a tender for an evaluation supplier to deliver an independent long-term performance evaluation of whether the Fleming Fund has achieved its outcomes and impacts, providing formative recommendations to improve implementation, and a summary of its effects based upon initial evidence. The contract will likely be for five years with break clause timings as described in the Procurement Documentation. DH reserves the right to extend the contract for further period(s) up to a maximum of 5 years conditional upon additional funding being identified; and relevant approvals being in place. It is expected that the evaluation supplier will have the capacity to work over a 5-year period, plus any additional agreed extension period(s), conducting evaluations in different countries across the world simultaneously, if necessary.
Please refer to the Invitation to Tender documents for full details of the requirement. This Procurement will be conducted via BMS.
The Department of Health reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process and not to award the contract.
DH reserves the right to extend the initial contract period for further period(s) of up-to to a maximum of 5 years (maximum additional 60 months) conditional upon additional funding being identified; and relevant approvals being in place. The estimated value at II.2.6) includes the initial Contract period plus the 60 month potential full extension period.
It will be a requirement of the evaluation supplier to work closely with the management agent of the Fleming Fund during the inception phase. See Contracts Finder link for more Information and the Procurement documents for full details of the requirement. The Department of Health reserves the right to discontinue the proposed tendering process and not to award the contract.
This procurement exercise will be completed via the DH eTendering portal (BMS) and candidates wishing to be considered for this (or any other) DH contract must submit their response via BMS. The BMS reference number for this exercise is 60236.
Suppliers should visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health/about/procurement to register and download instructions on how to respond.
If you require assistance, please contact the Supplier Helpdesk on 0113 254 5777 or supplier.helpdesk@dh.gsi.gov.uk This helpdesk is available 10:00  to 16:00, Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays.
Potential Bidders should note that, in accordance with the Government's policies on transparency, the Authority intends to publish the Invitation to Tender (ITT), and any Contract awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Authority. Further information on transparency can be found at the following pages:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-requirements-for-publishing-on-contracts-finder
The Authority reserves the right to terminate the procurement process (or part of it), to change the basis of and the procedures for the procurement process at any time, or to procure the subject matter of the contract by alternative means if it appears that it can be more advantageously procured by alternative means.
Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and written in English. Any agreement entered into will be considered a contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.


Award value: 5200000