NECS523 NEAS Third-Party 111 Online and Primary Care Speak To Services CP

Concepts

• health and social work
• newcastle upon tyne
• services cp
• the north east ambulance service nhs foundation trust
• online and primary care speak
• neas
• necs523 neas third-party 111 online and primary care speak
• a commissioning support service
• pcst) services
• care

Location

Newcastle upon Tyne

Description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission a Framework for Third-Party 111 Online and Primary Care Speak To (PCST) Services under NHS Standard Contract. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission a framework for Third-Party 111 Online and Primary Care Speak To (PCST) Services under NHS Standard Contract.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission a Framework for Third-Party 111 Online and Primary Care Speak To (PCST) Services under NHS Standard Contract. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The contract term is for an initial period of 2 years commencing on 01 October 2025, with an option to extend for a further 2 years, at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of competition response is by 12 noon on 26 May 2025. The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract. However, Providers 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 competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response 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 providers 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 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 16 April 2025.