Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
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Kingston House, 438-450 High Street
West Bromwich
B70 9LD
UK
Contact person: Craig Stephens
E-mail: craig.stephens@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
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
Termination of Pregnancy Services (Coventry and Warwickshire)
Reference number: 33704
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The successful provider is required to deliver termination of pregnancy services for the registered populations of the following commissioners:
1) NHS South Warwickshire CCG;
2) NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG; and
3) NHS Warwickshire North CCG.
The contract duration is 3 years (36 months) with an option to extend for a further 2 years (24 months).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 372 656.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Termination of Pregnancy Services (TOPS). The contract duration is 3 years (36 months) with an option to extend for a further 2 years (24 months). The successful provider has been contracted to deliver termination of pregnancy services for the registered populations of the following commissioners:
1) NHS South Warwickshire CCG;
2) NHS Coventry and Rugby CCG; and
3) NHS Warwickshire North CCG.
Please see service specification within project in EU Supply for full details of service.
The spend figures given are estimates only based on historical activity they are not to be taken as a guarantee of activity.
Please note the financial threshold advertised — no bids under 2 592 000,00 GBP or over 4 617 000,00 GBP over 3 years (initial period) would be accepted — any bids below 2 592 000,00 GBP or exceeding 4 617 000,00 GBP (3 year initial period) would be disqualified. Contracts are annually adjusted in line with national guidance.
To access the project, please click on the EU Supply link provided and select project 33704.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This procurement is not in lots.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 237-541656
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
Contract No: 1
Title: Termination of Pregnancy Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
20 Timothys Bridge Road
Stratford Upon Avon
CV37 9BF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 4 372 656.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NHS AGCSU managed this procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the 'Regulations'). The services procured are Schedule 3 services and NHS Arden and GEM CSU and the commissioners it represents are bound only by those parts of the regulations applying to the procurement of these services commonly referred to as the Light touch regime (LTR). Whilst the procurement process is being referred to as an open process, Schedule 3 of the regulations provides the commissioner with the flexibility to define its own process as long as it complies with the provisions of Regulations 74-76 (inclusive) of the regulations. The commissioner may require that the provider and/or members of its supply chain provide guarantees, bonds or other instruments of appropriate security for the due and proper performance of its or their obligations, in such forms as may be required by the commissioner or otherwise prescribed for any such purpose. Please see published documentation for further details. The CCG reserves the right not to award the contract in whole or in part and/or to withdraw the procurement at any stage and that it shall not have any liability for any bid costs.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
West Bromwich
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
West Bromwich
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
West Bromwich
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/08/2019