# Patient Failsafe Function for Hepatitis B Screening - ITQ

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT](/buyers/north-of-england-commissioning-support/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust](/suppliers/county-durham-and-darlington-nhs-foundation-trust/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £42,750
- Tender value: £45,000
- Award date: 28 February 2024
- Published: 15 March 2024
- Contract start: 1 April 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ec5aa885-9b1c-4847-9bf0-742948f53450-732450
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3319a054-bc6d-4c5e-8304-80f9a20ec704

## Description

North of England Commissioning Support \(NECS\) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHSE North East and Yorkshire \(the Contracting Authority\) who are undertaking a competitive tender, under threshold, to commission Patient failsafe function for the Neonatal Hepatitis B screening and immunisation pathway in the North East and North Cumbria\. The contract term is for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, commencing on 01 April 2024\. The closing date for submission of responses is 12 noon on 22 December 2023\. Additional information 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 bid submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family\.force\.com/s/Welcome\. 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 Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis\.co\.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5\.30pm Quotation documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 01 December 2023\. Legal, economic, financial, and technical information Conditions for participation Objective rules and criteria for participation Under the Public Services \(Social Value\) Act 2012, 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 they exercise their functions; and \(b\) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they 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 Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being"\. The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 \(SI 2015 No102\) \(for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5aa885-9b1c-4847-9bf0-742948f53450-732450)