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Monitor wishes to set up a framework agreement and for the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) to have access to it. Both have a responsibility to protect patient interests through the delivery of high quality, financially sustainable health ...

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Monitor
4 Matthew Parker Street
Contact point(s): Department of Health - Procurement Centre of Expertise (PCOE)
SW1H 9NP London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.monitor-nhsft.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/about-us/bms/index.htm

Electronic access to information: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/about-us/bms-dh-e-tendering-portal

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/about-us/bms-dh-e-tendering-portal

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
Health
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

The Department of Health
Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
SW1A 2NS London
UNITED KINGDOM

NHS Trust Development Authority (NTDA)
9th Floor, 105 Victoria House
SW1E 6QT London
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Framework Agreement to Support the Assessment of Clinical Service Delivery & the Financial Viability of Healthcare Providers.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK.

NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Monitor wishes to set up a framework agreement and for the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA) to have access to it. Both have a responsibility to protect patient interests through the delivery of high quality, financially sustainable health services.
The objective of this framework agreement is for contractors to develop strategic options assessing financial viability of clinical services, when a healthcare Provider falls into financial distress/failure. In the event of this happening, Monitor/NTDA will appoint a Trust Special Administrator (TSA) or Monitor alone may appoint a Health Special Administrator (HSA).
There are two separate routes to appointing TSA's, one for NHS Foundation Trusts and the other for NHS Trusts. A Health Special Administrator may also be appointed in the case of an independent sector provider entering administration. Details of the different routes and powers are provided in the ITT document.
Essentially, the appointed specialist will act as an advisor to Monitor/NTDA overseeing the delivery of the provider's services whilst a longer term solution is found. As such, parties to this framework agreement may be required to run healthcare providers - of all sizes - as a going concern in the interim. We anticipate that successful contractors will have expertise in running large companies, other public sector organisations or health organisations whilst they are in administration.

Further information about Monitor can be found at: http://www.monitor-nhsft.gov.uk/ Further Information about the NTDA can be found at: http://www.ntda.nhs.uk/

This Framework Agreement is subsequently divided into two lots: Lot 1: Strategic Recommendations, and Lot 2: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations.
Lot 1 (Strategic Recommendations)
The Contractor may be required to deploy up to two teams to the Provider's location - a Contingency Planning Team (CPT) and/or a Special Administration Team (SAT).
A CPT would identify options for restructuring, including identifying those specific services to be protected at the Provider. A troubled provider might not proceed to special administration where it is possible to secure a solvent restructuring.
Example duties of the Contingency Planning Team (CPT):
- To Support Commissioners to identify Protected Services (PS);
- To support the development of plans to ensure that PS are continued throughout an administration if a provider were to be placed in administration;
- To develop recommendations for non-protected services;
- Communication / stakeholder management.
In the event that a Special Administration Team (SAT) is required, the SAT will then have an Interim Report on which he or she is required by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to consult. The Administrator may choose to either consult on the Interim Report immediately or to develop it further, prior to the consultation process required by the Act. In either case, whilst the Report is being developed, consulted upon and discussed with the Secretary of State, the Administrator, once appointed, is required to run the Provider as a going concern as would normally be expected in an administration process.
Example duties of the Special Administration Team (SAT)
Please note that these are example duties only and some may not be applicable in any particular special administration. The duration and precise nature of the duties required of a Contractor will be specified in greater detail at mini-competition stage.
- Strategy development;
- Stakeholder engagement - including managing the consultation process;
- Responding to creditors (as appropriate to Health Special Administration or Trust Special Administration);
- Trading matters;
- Patient Safety;
- Employee relations and management;
- Compliance and Statutory Matters;
- Communications Matters.
Further details of the tasks required are contained within the ITT document. The output of Lot 1 will be a strategic report providing details of the consultation.
CPT stage and SAT stage may be subject to individual mini-competitions however a direct award may be permissible under emergency situations. Details of this mechanism are provided in the ITT document. We would expect the direct award of contracts to Contractor's to be the exception, rather than the norm.
Lot 2 (Implementation of Strategic Recommendations)
Following the consultation and a process of acceptance of the final Report by Monitor and/or the Secretary of State as appropriate to the type of special administration, a new Contractor may be appointed
Typical activities that may be expected of a Contractor (whether acting as the TSA or as support to the TSA) at this stage mirror those that may be required in a corporate insolvency. These may include but are not limited to:
- Facilitation of contract renegotiations with suppliers and third parties;
- Reconfiguration and rationalisation of property held by the Provider;
- Reconfiguration of clinical service lines offered at the Provider's location;
- The development of new clinical service lines as recommended in the Report;
- The assessment of staffing and managerial levels and the facilitation of contractual negotiations, in accordance with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations where appropriate;
- The preparation of the Provider for a merger with another NHS Foundation Trust or for the transfer of its assets and liabilities to another NHS Foundation Trust or the Secretary of State or between another NHS Foundation Trust and the Secretary of State.
A mini competition will be held in most cases however the Authority does have the option to use a direct award mechanism however this option will only be used as a last resort.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process at any time and not award the contract.
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority points out that no weight will be attached to whether or not the economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.
The Authority wishes to allow a maximum of 20 suppliers onto the framework agreement (Therefore a maximum of up to 10 suppliers per lot).
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79400000, 66171000, 79212100, 72221000, 79411000, 79414000, 72224000, 79411100, 79996000, 66170000, 73210000, 72246000, 66121000, 79221000, 66519600, 66600000, 79412000, 71241000, 79311400, 79330000, 79212200, 79313000, 79100000, 79110000, 79140000, 79200000, 79418000, 79990000, 79000000, 79212000, 72225000, 79311410, 79416100, 90714200, 79212300, 79111000, 79421000, 85100000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 210 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Technical and management solution. Weighting 70
2. Price. Weighting 30
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
1111 Framework Agreement to Support the Assessment of Clinical Service Delivery & the Financial Viability of Healthcare Providers.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S -167583 of 4.12.2012

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 39-062696 of 23.2.2013

Other previous publications

Notice number in the OJEU: 2013/S 64-106062 of 30.3.2013

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Bolt-HMP LLP
5th Floor Sussex House, 143 Long Acre, Leicester Square
WC2E 9AD London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Deloitte LLP
1 More London Place
SE1 2AF London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Ernst & Young LLP
1 More London Place
SE1 2AF London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

FTI Consulting LLP
Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings
WC2A 1PB London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

KPMG LLP
15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf
E14 5GL London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

McKinsey & Company, Inc. United Kingdom
No.1 Jermyn Street
SW1Y 4UH London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Oliver Wyman Limited
1 Tower Place West, Tower Place
EC3R 5BU London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1 Embankment Place
WC2N 6RH London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Ltd
6th Floor, 55 Baker Street
W1U 8EW London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58777 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

TGKG Ltd
31A High Street
HP5 1BW Chesham
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 71 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Bolt-HMP LLP
5th Floor Sussex House, 143 Long Acre, Leicester Square
WC2E 9AD London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Deloitte LLP
1 More London Place
SE1 2AF London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Ernst & Young LLP
1 More London Place
SE1 2AF London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

FTI Consulting LLP
Holborn Gate, 26 Southampton Buildings
WC2A 1PB London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

KPMG LLP
15 Canada Square, Canary Wharf
E14 5GL London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

McKinsey & Company, Inc. United Kingdom
No.1 Jermyn Street
SW1Y 4UH London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Oliver Wyman Limited
1 Tower Place West, Tower Place
EC3R 5BU London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1 Embankment Place
WC2N 6RH London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Ltd
6th Floor, 55 Baker Street
W1U 8EW London
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Contract No: 58781 Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
28.8.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 11
Number of offers received by electronic means: 11
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

TGKG Ltd
31A High Street
HP5 1BW Chesham
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Lowest offer 1 and highest offer 139 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
Monitor is acting as a lead contracting authority on this collaborative procurement on behalf of itself, NTDA and Department of Health.
The Department of Health/Monitor reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process and not to award the contract.
Transparency:
Potential suppliers should note that, in accordance with the Government's policies on transparency, DH intends to publish the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, and the text of any Framework Agreement/Contract awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of DH/Monitor/NTDA. The terms of the proposed Framework Agreement will also permit a public sector contracting authority, awarding a contract under this Framework Agreement to publish the text of that contract, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Further information on transparency can be found at:

http://www/cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/guidance-transparency

This procurement exercise will be completed via the DH eTendering portal (BMS) and candidates wishing to be considered for this (or any other) DH contract must submit their response via BMS. The BMS reference number for this exercise is Lot 1 - Strategic Recommendations: 58777, Lot 2: Implementation of Strategic Recommendations: 58781. Please note if suppliers wish to bid for both lots, Suppliers will need to complete a seperate ITT document for each Lot and upload it to the corresponding ITT number on BMS.

Suppliers should visit http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/Procurementandproposals/BMS/index.htm to register and download instructions on how to respond.

If you require assistance, please contact the Supplier Helpdesk on +44 1132545777 or

This helpdesk is availabile 10:00 am to 16:00 pm, Monday to Friday excluding Bank Holidays.
The Authority wishes to allow a maximum of 20 suppliers onto the framework agreement (Therefore a maximum of up to 10 suppliers per lot).
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Monitor will incorporate a standstill period at the point of information about the actual award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsucessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079477726

VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
8.10.2013