NHSE619 - Regional Interpretation & Translation Services

Tender description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement North East, NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) NHS Sunderland CCG and NHS South Tyneside CCG (the Contracting Authorities) who wish to commission Regional Interpretation and Translation Services for patients of primary care services across the North East region whose first language is not English.The Contract Term will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance, with effect from 01 April 2021.As this is a non-clinical service, the procurement of this service will be subject to The European Public Contracts Directive (2014/24/EU) and the tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Open Procedure, Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015).Bidders will be tested on the capability, capacity and technical competence of their submission 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.The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. Bidders are 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.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/nhsnecsuIt 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 0065The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pmTender documentation will be available on the e-tendering portal from 07 December 2020.The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 noon 11 January 2021.