Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Contact person: Charlie Webber
Telephone: +44 2921501621
E-mail: Charlie.Webber@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 Employee Assistance Programme
Reference number: VEL-ITT-PROJECT_42340
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98334000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Velindre University NHS Trust (VUNHST), NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) jointly commissioned an Employee Assistance Programme from 2020 to 2023.
Wellbeing of staff is a core priority for all parties. Stress is currently a significant cause of employee ill health and absence.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
93 600.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98334000
85147000
85323000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
The EAP Provider must be able to provide a service which all staff located across Wales can have equal access to the full range of services.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In collaboration Velindre University NHS Trust (VUNHST), NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) are looking sought to commission an Employee Assistance Programme. The three organisations provide a varied range of healthcare services, direct to patients and the public as well as through supporting functions, across the whole geography of Wales.
An Employee Assistance Programme will enable employees to attend to wellbeing needs and must be available 24/7 and 365 days per year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 65
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 35
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
Open procedure
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:
2023/S 000-032560
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: VEL-ITT-42340
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SME HCI Ltd (trading as Vivup)
P O Box 736, Dogflud Way
Farnham
GU19QD
UK
Telephone: +44 1252784548
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 93 600.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:141636)
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
21/05/2024