Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
RTK
ADDRESS
CHERTSEY
POSTCODE
UK
Contact person: Steven Rees
Telephone: +44 1932726971
E-mail: steven.rees@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: NHS Hospital
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a short term CT Imaging and Reporting service
Reference number: CAS599
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85150000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHSFT require a short term contract for the provision of CT scans and reports. Anticipated to be no longer than 4 weeks but with option to extend a further 6 weeks, up to a total of 10 weeks. This is due to unexpected delays in bringing online a CT Scanner moved from the Ashford Hospital site to the Woking Community Hospital site. It has been assessed that this award is appropriate for the Urgent Award Process because there is a large (and increasing) backlog of patients requiring CT scans.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
11 300.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHSFT require a short term contract for the provision of CT scans and reports. Anticipated to be no longer than 4 weeks but with option to extend a further 6 weeks, up to a total of 10 weeks. This is due to unexpected delays in bringing online a CT Scanner moved from the Ashford Hospital site to the Woking Community Hospital site. It has been assessed that this award is appropriate for the Urgent Award Process because there is a large (and increasing) backlog of patients requiring CT scans.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract is expected to be no longer than 4 weeks but with option to extend a further 6 weeks, up to a total of 10 weeks.
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:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
The Trust are in need of immediate assistance with CT (chest, abdo, pelvis with contrast). A CT scanner has been moved from the Ashford Hospital location to the Woking Community Hospital location; downtime was expected to be minimal but has been delayed due to unexpected additional work required to the buildings. There is no option to insource staff because the scanner is down, therefore, we must utilise external capacity which is accessible to local patients.
The delay to getting the CT scanner live again after the site move was not expected.
A competitive procurement would likely take a minimum of three months which is too long a timeframe.
The scanner which is out of action had a typical throughput of 80-100 scans per week, this is a significant volume of scans and patient harm is anticipated if this capacity is not maintained.
This direct award has been made following the Urgent Award process of the Provider Selection Regime 2023.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CAS599
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prime Health Ltd
04998748
West Sussex
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 11 300.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
RH11 9BJ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/03/2025