Publication

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

NHS Commissioning Board

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1St Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Leeds, West Yorkshire

WS15 1UL

UK

Contact person: Chris Horrocks

E-mail: chris.horrocks@nhs.net

NUTS code: UKE42 - Leeds

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

NHS England (Midlands) - Staffordshire Prisons Healthcare and Integrated Offender Health Services

Reference number: AG21006

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

85000000 - Health and social work services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

Provision of an Integrated Healthcare Service in Staffordshire Prisons and Non-custodial Integrated Offender Health Service in the West Midlands.
Lot 1 - HMP Stafford, HMP & YOI Drake Hall, HMP & YOI Swinfen Hall, HMPYOI Werrington and HMP Dovegate
Lot 2 - HMP Oakwood, HMP Featherstone and HMP & YOI Brinsford
Lot 3 - Birmingham & Solihull Non-Custodial Integrated Offender Health Service
Lot 4 - The Black Country Non-Custodial Integrated Offender Health Service
Lot 5 - Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Non-Custodial Integrated Offender Health Service

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 284852857.00 GBP

II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Integrated Offender Health Service in HMP Stafford, HMP & YOI Drake Hall, HMP & YOI Swinfen Hall, HMP & YOI Werrington and HMP Dovegate

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

NUTS code: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Main site or place of performance:

HMP Stafford, HMP & YOI Drake Hall, HMP & YOI Swinfen Hall, HMPYOI Werrington and HMP Dovegate

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Integrated Offender Health Service in HMP Stafford, HMP & YOI Drake Hall, HMP & YOI Swinfen Hall, HMPYOI Werrington and HMP Dovegate

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Integrated Offender Health Service in HMP Oakwood, HMP Featherstone and HMP & YOI Brinsford

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

Main site or place of performance:

HMP Oakwood, HMP Featherstone and HMP & YOI Brinsford

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Integrated Offender Health Service in HMP Oakwood, HMP Featherstone and HMP & YOI Brinsford

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Non-custodial Integrated Offender Health Service in Birmingham and Solihull

Lot No: 3

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 - Health and social work services

85100000 - Health services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG32 - Solihull

NUTS code: UKG31 - Birmingham

Main site or place of performance:

Birmingham and Solihull

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Non-custodial Integrated Offender Health Service in Birmingham and Solihull

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Non-custodial Integrated Offender Health Service in The Black Country

Lot No: 4

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 - Health and social work services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG3 - West Midlands

Main site or place of performance:

The Black Country

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Non-custodial Integrated Offender Health Service in the Black Country

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Non-custodial Integrated Offender Health Service in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent

Lot No: 5

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85000000 - Health and social work services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

NUTS code: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Main site or place of performance:

Black Country

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Non-custodial Integrated Offender Health Service in the Black Country

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 20

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no

IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2022/S 000-012049

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Lot 1 - Integrated Offender Health Service in HMP Stafford, HMP & YOI Drake Hall, HMP & YOI Swinfen Hall, HMPYOI Werrington and HMP Dovegate

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/09/2022

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators : no

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Practice Plus Group

Hawker House, 5-6 Napier Court, Napier Road,

Reading, Berkshire

RG1 8BW

UK

NUTS code: UKJ11 - Berkshire

The contractor is an SME : no

V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: 137394645.00 GBP

V.2.5)

Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 25 %

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2

Title: Lot 2 - Integrated Offender Health Service in HMP Oakwood, HMP Featherstone and HMP & YOI Brinsford

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/09/2022

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators : no

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Practice Plus Group

Hawker House, 5-6 Napier Court, Napier Road

Reading, Berkshire

RG1 8BW

UK

NUTS code: UKJ11 - Berkshire

The contractor is an SME : no

V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: 112542046.00 GBP

V.2.5)

Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 23 %

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 3

Title: Lot 3 - Non-Custodial Healthcare Services Birmingham & Solihull

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/09/2022

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators : no

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Unit 1, B1 50 Summer Hill Road

Birmingham

B1 3RB

UK

NUTS code: UKG31 - Birmingham

The contractor is an SME : no

V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: 11094176.00 GBP

V.2.5)

Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 6 %

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 4

Title: Lot 4 - Non-Custodial Healthcare Services Black Country

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/09/2022

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators : no

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters, St. George's Hospital, Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3SR

UK

NUTS code: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

The contractor is an SME : no

V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: 9845038.00 GBP

V.2.5)

Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 4 %

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 5

Title: Lot 5 - Non-Custodial Healthcare Services Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/09/2022

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators : no

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters, St. George's Hospital, Corporation Street

Stafford

ST16 3SR

UK

NUTS code: UKG24 - Staffordshire CC

The contractor is an SME : no

V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: 13976952.00 GBP

V.2.5)

Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 57 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

As you will be aware, the contract values published in the ITT were based on 2022/23 contract prices and, for lots 1 and 2 included 1.7% inflation, which at the time was the net inflationary factor agreed for NHS services. Subsequent to the Commissioner publishing the ITT and receiving bids, the NHS inflationary factors were amended twice, resulting in an overall net uplift of 4.1%.
This period has seen unexpectedly high levels of inflation, due to market circumstances which were not foreseen by either the Commissioner or the bidders involved in this tender. The Commissioner understands that due to these high inflation levels, it will no longer be possible for some or all of its bidders to provide the services at the price bid in response to the original ITT.
The Commissioner has considered this issue regionally and has taken the decision to adjust the financial envelope across all contracts in order to reflect both the net increase in 2022/23 NHS inflation announced following the publication of the ITT, and the anticipated net inflationary uplift for 2023/24. This will have the effect that the contract value for each of the contracts awarded will be multiplied by 1.041.
This decision has been taken in consideration of how and when the financial envelope for this procurement was calculated and the timing of the tender in relation to the unforeseen inflationary pressures. As such it is particular to this procurement only, and does not have any implications or set any precedent for any current or future NHSE procurements.
In order to ensure equality and fairness for all bidders in this process, the Commissioner re-ran its evaluation process of each bidder's financial and overall scores using the proposed assumption that 4.1% inflation would be added to the bid price (not mobilisation costs). This process confirmed that the outcome of the competitive procurement process remains unchanged, and the same bidders have been successful on the basis of the adjusted figures.
To ensure consistency and transparency throughout the procurement, the Commissioner will be informing all bidders of the decision that has been made to increase the financial envelope for these contracts, prior to the commencement of the 10-day standstill period.

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Justice

London

UK