Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Woodlands House, Maes-Y-Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
UK
Telephone: +44 02921836450
E-mail: emma.lane@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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 Renal Dialysis Services in East and West Swansea and In Centre Equipment and Consumables
Reference number: CAV-OJEU-PROJECT454834
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111900
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Swansea Bay University Local Health Board in connection with an open competitive dialogue tender process for the provision of Renal Dialysis Services in East and West Swansea and In Centre Equipment and Consumables.
There is also a future lot option within the contract for the provision of renal dialysis services in Llandrindod Wells.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
67 253 725.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111900
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swansea Bay University Local Health Board are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide chronic haemodialysis services for established renal failure patients requiring renal replacement therapy and who are not suitable or able to undertake alternative dialysis therapy or are awaiting transplantation.
The Health Board requires two new dialysis units within East Swansea as follows;
1. 21 station dialysis unit facility for Neath Port Talbot Hospital. This must be within a 1.5 mile radius of Neath Port Talbot Hospital if located off site.
2. 21 station dialysis unit facility for Princess of Wales (POW) Hospital site, Bridgend. This could be based within a space in POW or within a 1.5 mile radius of POW.
The requirement is also to assume responsibility for 3 established dialysis unit facilities as follows;
3. 30 station dialysis unit facility in Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen
4. 21 station dialysis unit facility in the Withybush Hospital site, Haverfordwest
5. 12 station dialysis facility Padarn Surgery Site, Aberystwyth
In addition, the Health Board requires in centre equipment and consumables for haemodialysis patients based at Morriston Hospital. This includes chronic haemodialysis machines, portable Reverse Osmosis machines, dialysis chairs and dialysis consumables.
For further details, please access the documents within the Bravo Solutions e-tenderwales portal.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualitative
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Financial
/ Weighting: 40
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
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 227-560559
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fresenius Medical Care (UK) Limited
Nunn Brook Road, Huthwaite
sutton-in-ashfield
NG172HU
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 67 253 725.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note additional information on this procurement:
1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.
2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the Procurement documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms.
3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed responses after the stated closing date.
4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling.
5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.
6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Swansea Bay University Local Health Board.
7. Bidders wishing to participate should visit the Bravo e-tenderwales portal and access the itt_84478
8. Bidders should note that this is a competitive dialogue process.
(WA Ref:130684)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cardiff Crown Court
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3PG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/04/2023