Detained Settings - Mobile Diagnostic and Imaging Services

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (Health & Justice) and NHS England - North West (the Contracting Authorities) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Detained Settings - Mobile Diagnostic and Imaging Services for the North East and Yorkshire and North West regions.

The procurement process will be advertised with 2 Lots: Lot 1 North East and Yorkshire Lot 2 North West Please note that caveat responses will be considered as non-acceptance of this requirement.

The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2023, with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authorities and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

Additional information 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 as this is an existing service provision.

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.

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).