Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-10-17
Buyer: Derby City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85120000: Medical practice services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 11055000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Derby City Council is seeking to award a service contract to a single provider for an integrated sexual health service. An integrated sexual health service provides individuals with open access to confidential, non-judgemental services including Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) testing, treatment and management; the full range of contraceptive provision; health promotion and prevention.
It should be noted that other local authorities and public sector bodies may use this contract indirectly. This will occur when out of area users receive a service from the successful service provider and their local authority is re-charged for the service provided.
The tendering of this contract may give rise to a possible presumption that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) 2006 regulations may apply in the event of this contract being awarded to a new service provider.
Derby City Council is seeking to award a service contract to a single provider for an integrated sexual health service. An integrated sexual health service provides individuals with open access to confidential, non-judgemental services including Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) testing, treatment and management; the full range of contraceptive provision; health promotion and prevention.
It should be noted that other local authorities and public sector bodies may use this contract indirectly. This will occur when out of area users receive a service from the successful service provider and their local authority is re-charged for the service provided.
The tendering of this contract may give rise to a possible presumption that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) 2006 regulations may apply in the event of this contract being awarded to a new service provider.
Information relating to the personnel currently employed by the incumbent service provider will only be disclosed to tenderer's once they have signed the confidentiality agreement which can be found in Appendix 8. Tenderers wishing to access the TUPE information provided to the Council will need to download and sign the agreement and return it to the Council via the messaging function on the e-procurement system.
The TUPE information relates to both Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust personnel.
The Council provides no warranty about the accuracy of this information or the actual legal position and therefore makes no representations about the applications of TUPE. Tenderers are advised to make their own enquiries by seeking independent professional legal advice on the consequences for them if they are the successful tenderer and the TUPE regulations do apply.
There is a maximum budget of 2 211 000 GBP per year for the first 3 years of the contract, and this is expected to be the same for any potential extensions. The Council may have to review and change the budget depending on any changes to the amount as part of the Council's budget setting process.
The initial contract period is 3 years. The contract is estimated to commence on 1.4.2020 and expire on 31.3.2023. There will be an option to extend the contract for a further 2 years in annual increments, subject to funding, satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 5 years.
There will be an option to extend the contract for a further 2 years in annual increments, subject to funding, satisfactory performance and business needs. Maximum contract period is 5 years.
Conditions relating to environmental and social requirements of the contracting authority may be included in this contract. Please refer to the procurement documents.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - Provision of staffing and laboratory testing - 30 %.
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period following electronic notification (minimum of 15 calendar days for any other means of communication) to tenderers of the award decision. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Si 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Winner: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
Award value: 11055000
Number of bids: 1