Health services

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for the provision of Mental Health Conveyancing for Newcastle Gateshead CCG, North Tyneside CCG, South Tyneside CCG and Sunderland CCG for patients who are being detained under the Mental Health Act. The term for the contract will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance, with effect from 1 June 2021. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this procurement process for the provision of Mental Health Conveyancing for Newcastle Gateshead CCG, North Tyneside CCG, South Tyneside CCG and Sunderland CCG for patients who are being detained under the Mental Health Act. The term for the contract will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance, with effect from 1 June 2021. The open procurement route will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authorities must consider: (a) how, what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and (b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the contracting authorities relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the in-tend portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the in-tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079/+44 (0) 114 407 0065 The helpdesk is open Monday-Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Tender documentation will be available on e-tendering site from 2 September 2020. The closing date for submission of tenders is 12.00 noon 18 January 2021.