Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Block A Neath Port Talbot Hospital
Port Talbot
SA12 7BX
UK
Contact person: Jack Richardson-Croad
Telephone: +44 02920903877
E-mail: jack.croad@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
Outsourcing Facility Only
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Facility only contracts for use of operating theatres with the Independent Providers, namely Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea and St Joseph Hospital, Newport.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
UKL21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Health Board has historically had significant gaps in capacity and demand across a number of specialties, which have been previously managed through short term solutions such as waiting list initiatives, weekend working and outsourcing high levels of activity to Independent Providers using non-recurrent funding. The impact of severely reduced theatre activity in the Health Board during the Covid19 pandemic has worsened the position to the point where traditional solutions to lengthy and high-volume waiting lists are insufficient and undesirable.
SB UHB are looking to direct award a contract for the use of Facilities only with Sancta Maria Hospital and St Joseph Hospital Newport as is required to allow the Health Board to continue providing critical care to its patients.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: N/A
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Given the need to address the significant increase in patient waiting lists as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. SB UHB require additional theatre capacity.
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:
2021/S 000-015387
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: N/a
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority will allow a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision(the date of the publication of this notice in OJEU) and entering into the contract. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in Section 1.1 . Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits and must be brought in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations.
(WA Ref:115446)
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
02/11/2021