Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN3 6BJ
UK
E-mail: nelcsu.procurementnorthants@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cambridgeshireandpeterboroughccg.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
Wheelchair Service in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Reference number: DN365678
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NEL on behalf of NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver a Wheelchairs service to the population serviced by the CCG. The Authority is seeking to procure an integrated wheelchair service for people of all ages who have a long-term need for mobility assistance in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG area (Annex N — CCG map). The priority for this service is to ensure those with complex, long-term conditions, are able to access the right wheelchair, quickly and with appropriate information and support.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 520 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NEL on behalf of NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver a Wheelchairs service to the population serviced by the CCG. The Authority is seeking to procure an integrated wheelchair service for people of all ages who have a long-term need for mobility assistance in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG area (Annex N — CCG map). The priority for this service is to ensure those with complex, long-term conditions, are able to access the right wheelchair, quickly and with appropriate information and support.
The full service will cover:
— assessment and prescribing,
— supply and provision of powered and non-powered chairs,
— delivery and collection,
— repairs and general maintenance,
— re-use/recycling, cleaning and decontamination and planned preventative maintenance,
— rehabilitation engineering services,
— specialist seating (risers) including cushions and accessories.
A lead provider will be fully accountable for the delivery of the whole service. The contract value for the term is 9 024 000 GBP inclusive of VAT.
The contract term is 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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:
2018/S 179-405758
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
03/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AJ Mobility
Unit 17, North Crescent, Diplocks Way
Hailsham
BN27 3JF
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 520 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NEL
Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park industrial Estate
Northampton
NN3 6BJ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/08/2019