Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
UK
Contact person: Senior Category Manager - Corporate
E-mail: ekh-tr.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ44
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
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
GP with extended roles provision of rapid access chest pain clinics
Reference number: C351437
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121231
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority, is intending to award a twelve months contract for General Practitioners with Extended Roles to undertake rapid access chest pain clinics under Regulation 7 (Direct Award Process A) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., there is an existing provider and the Contracting Authority is satisfied that the health care services can only be provided by the existing provider, due to their nature.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33182000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ44
Main site or place of performance:
Ashford, Kent
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority, is intending to award a twelve months contract for General Practitioners with Extended Roles to undertake rapid access chest pain clinics under Regulation 7 (Direct Award Process A) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., there is an existing provider and the Contracting Authority is satisfied that the health care services can only be provided by the existing provider, due to their nature.<br/><br/>The contract shall commence from 1st April 2025 to support the Contracting Authority with providing a quick and early specialist cardiology assessment for patients who need urgent assessment.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: No realistic alternative provider / Patient choice
/ Weighting: 100
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
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
01/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kingsnorth Medical Practice
Ashford Road
Ashford
TN23 3ED
UK
NUTS: UKJ44
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
Lowest offer:
100 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>This decision has been made as per the Contracting Authority's governance processes. No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of the individuals making the decision were identified.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/04/2025