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 (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Procurement, 2nd Floor, Woodlands House, Maes-Y-Coed Road
Cardiff
CF144XW
UK
Contact person: LILY PRANCE
Telephone: +44 29201836568
E-mail: Lily.Prance@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
Maintenance for Neuromate Stereotactic Navigation System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50324100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Shared Services Partnership Wales on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for Maintenance for Neuromate Sterotactic Navigation System.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
169 975.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50324100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Shared Services Partnership Wales on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for Maintenance for Neuromate Sterotactic Navigation System for 5 years.
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:
The Health Board own a Neuromate Stereotactic Robot which requires a maintenance support contract and Renishaw PLC are the only supplier who can provide the complex specialist support for this particular robotic equipment. The Neuromate Sterotactic robot is critical for epilepsy surgery and other type of
neurosurgical tumor procedures, such as deep seated tumours as well. The robot needs to be calibrated regularly to ensure ongoing accuracy and correction of inevitable drift. This is critical for patient safety. Due to this specialist support requirement, the health board are applying a 10 day standstill period before awarding this contract.
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
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
12/03/2021
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
Renishaw Plc
New Mills
Wotton-under-Edge
GL128JR
UK
Telephone: +44 7929506629
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:
169 975.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:109223)
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.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the market of the award decision and awarding the contract.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/03/2021