Provision of Internal Audit, Counter Fraud and Security Management Services for Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (Ангилья - Тендер #50468445)

• Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting entity I.1) Name and addresses

Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

QH8

Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Rd,

Basildon

SS14 3HG

UK

Contact person: Kevin Edwards

E-mail: kevin.edwards@attain.co.uk

NUTS: UKh2

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object II.1) Scope of the procurement II.1.1) Title

Provision of Internal Audit, Counter Fraud and Security Management Services for Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Reference number: ACE-0730-2023-MSE

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79212300

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board"s (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") intention (for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Authority), to award a contract for Internal Audit, Counter Fraud and Security Management Services under Regulation 32 (2) (c) to TIAA Limited for a period of 24 months commencing 1st April 2024 with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the ICB will not enter into any contractual arrangement.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 311 892.00 GBP

II.2) Description II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

79212100

79212400

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKh2

Main site or place of performance:

Mid and South Essex

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board"s (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") intention (for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Authority), to award a contract for Internal Audit, Counter Fraud and Security Management Services under Regulation 32 (2) (c) to TIAA Limited for a period of 24 months commencing 1st April 2024 with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

Existing provider has reduced inadvertently cut back their resources due to financial climate which has had a major negative impact on their internal audit service delivered to the authority, creating a situation where there is not the workforce to deliver a robust / satisfactory internal audit. The incumbent has confirmed they are unable to continue with the contract post the natural contract expiry (31st March 2024).

In the interim the incumbent has sought additional capacity from elsewhere, and an agreement has been made by the incumbent and the authority"s existing contract) to continue with the remainder of the contract term on this basis, but with a significantly reduced scope of service, focusing on those crucial audits required in Q3 particularly, to keep the authority safe.

The Authority is in a position where they need to secure a new Internal Audit contract from 1st April 24. There is a desire to work with existing system partners within the ICS given the strategic direction for the ICB and collaborative partners within the system. However, at this time the collaborative approach has not been possible or economically viable.

Given the existing provider has notified the ICB of risks to ongoing effective delivery/performance of this statutory service, and significantly reduced service is being proposed in order to cover basics (keeping ICB safe), the ICB can rely on Regulation 32 (2) (c) "insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with."

The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the ICB will not enter into any contractual arrangement.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Price

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

Option to extend by a further 12 months after core contract has expired on 31st March 2026.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure IV.1) Description IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Justification for selected award procedure:

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive

Explanation:

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board"s (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") intention (for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Authority), to award a contract for Internal Audit, Counter Fraud and Security Management Services under Regulation 32 (2) (c) to TIAA Limited for a period of 24 months commencing 1st April 2024 with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

Existing provider has reduced inadvertently cut back their resources due to financial climate which has had a major negative impact on their internal audit service delivered to the authority, creating a situation where there is not the workforce to deliver a robust / satisfactory internal audit. The incumbent has confirmed they are unable to continue with the contract post the natural contract expiry (31st March 2024).

In the interim the incumbent has sought additional capacity from elsewhere, and an agreement has been made by the incumbent and the authority"s existing contract) to continue with the remainder of the contract term on this basis, but with a significantly reduced scope of service, focusing on those crucial audits required in Q3 particularly, to keep the authority safe.

The Authority is in a position where they need to secure a new Internal Audit contract from 1st April 24. There is a desire to work with existing system partners within the ICS given the strategic direction for the ICB and collaborative partners within the system. However, at this time the collaborative approach has not been possible or economically viable.

Given the existing provider has notified the ICB of risks to ongoing effective delivery/performance of this statutory service, and significantly reduced service is being proposed in order to cover basics (keeping ICB safe), the ICB can rely on Regulation 32 (2) (c) "insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with."

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Title: Provision of Internal Audit, Counter Fraud and Security Management Services for Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

V.2 Award of contract/concession V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

16/01/2024

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

TIAA Ltd

04546319

Artillery House, Fort Fareham, Fareham

Fareham

PO14 3AU

UK

NUTS: UKJ3

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 311 892.00 GBP

Total value of the concession/lot: 311 892.00 GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting Section VI: Complementary information VI.4) Procedures for review VI.4.1) Review body

The Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Rd,

Basildon, Essex

SS14 3HG

UK

Internet address(es)

URL: https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

19/01/2024

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