Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services
Ty Gorwel
Carmarthen
SA31 3BB
UK
Contact person: Josh Wood
Telephone: +44 1633831530
E-mail: josh.wood@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
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
Minuteful Kidney Healthy IO
Reference number: HDD-VEAT-23-03
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71632000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Hywel Dda University Health Board seeks to award a contract to for the provision of Minuteful Kidney home albumin-to-creatinine ("ACR") testing.
Minuteful Kidney is a home urine test for measuring ACR for use, in primary care, in patients at risk of chronic kidney disease (“CKD”).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
87 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71632000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
Main site or place of performance:
Hywel Ddda University Health Board
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Minuteful Kidney is a home urine test for measuring albumin-to-creatinine ratio (“ACR”) for use, in primary care, in patients at risk of chronic kidney disease (“CKD”). The aim of the technology is to improve uptake of ACR testing in patients with conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure in order to promote early identification and treatment of CKD and reduce rates of end-stage renal disease (“ESRD”).
The Health Board wish to pursue this new innovative technology within the North Ceredigion Cluster to boost the uptake of ACR testing and reduce the demand on primary and secondary care sites with staff time and resources saved.
The solution provides an end to end service with the supplier assuming responsibility for onboarding patients and positively impacting cases to reduce acute kidney injury.
The procurement is a pilot scheme as the technology is a new innovation and unique to the market with only one supplier in the niche marketspace. There are also no public procurement frameworks available to link the requirement to.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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:
Hywel Dda University Health Board seeks to direct award a contract to HEALTHY. IO (UK) LTD for the provision of Minuteful Kidney home albumin-to-creatinine ratio (“ACR”) testing for a two (2) year period from the 1st November 2023. The procurement is a pilot scheme as the technology is a new innovation and unique to the market with only one supplier in the niche marketspace. There are also no public procurement frameworks available to link the requirement to.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: HDD-VEAT-23-03
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
17/10/2023
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
Healthy.io
The King's Fund 11-13 Cavendish Square
London
W1G 0AN
UK
Telephone: +44 271837939
E-mail: info-uk@healthy.io
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
87 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=135298.
(WA Ref:135298)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/10/2023