Complex and Non-Complex Podiatry Services

Concepts

• health services
• sunderland
• non-complex podiatry services
• complex and non-complex podiatry services
• the new fair deal non-statutory policy
• non-complex podiatry services
• the health care services
• complex
• podiatry
• north cumbria integrated care board

Location

North East England: Sunderland and South Tyneside

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Thurrock Health Hubs

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Description

INTENTION TO AWARD North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority), who have undertaken a competition process to commission Complex and Non-Complex Podiatry Services to be delivered to eligible patients across Sunderland and South Tyneside. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2025, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of competition responses was by 12 noon on 26 September 2024. Additional information The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. Providers were advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Previous publications concerning this procedure publication references: 2021/S 000-019635 2022/S 000-032709 2024/S 000-006480

Total Quantity or Scope

This is an intention to award notice to advise that the relevant authority intends to award a contract under a competitive process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Other Information

NECS utilised an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, no hard copy documents were issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, were conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Competition documentation was available on the e-tendering site from 27 August 2024. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 31 December 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. Written representation should be sent to: Necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: Sunderland and South Tyneside Place Subcommittees The Executive Committee of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board The key criteria was considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents.