Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Nethermayne
Basildon
SS16 5NL
UK
Contact person: Lee Matthews
E-mail: lee.matthews8@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH37
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.mse.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mse.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
Insourcing of Bowel Cancer Screening
Reference number: C296931
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A contract has been awarded to Medinet Clinical Services Limited, registered office Arthur House, Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL, for the insourcing of bowel cancer screening procedures.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
349 884.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A contract has been awarded to Medinet Clinical Services Limited, registered office Arthur House, Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BL, for the insourcing of bowel cancer screening procedures.<br/><br/>The contract was awarded as an ‘urgent award’ under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).<br/><br/>The Trust is commissioned to deliver bowel cancer screening across the region of mid and south Essex. There is a shortfall in NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) trained Endoscopists within the Trust, therefore the Trust required the support of an insourcing provider to help support with the delivery of activity. <br/><br/>There was a clinical risk associated with a delay in Bowel Cancer Screening (BCSP) patients having their colonoscopies. <br/><br/>The standard wait time for BCSP procedures is 2 weeks, however, Trust patients were waiting 8-12 weeks. The Trust required immediate support to reduce wait lists and to ensure risks to patients are minimised.<br/><br/>Given the wait time breaches and clinical risk, the Trust did not have sufficient time to run a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime, which is why a short-term contract (9 month initial term) was entered into with Medinet Clinical Services Limited.<br/><br/>The contract commenced on 06/07/2024 and will expire on 05/04/2025, unless extended for a 3 month period to 04/07/2025, in accordance with the terms of the contract. The contract was awarded under the SBS Insourcing of Clinical Support Services framework, Framework Agreement Reference SBS10203<br/><br/>The individuals who collectively made the urgent contract award decision are:<br/><br/>Claire Nolan - Deputy Director of Operations, MSEFT<br/>Maria Hubbard - Head of Contracts, MSEFT<br/>Lee Matthews - Category Lead, Clinical (Procurement), MSEFT<br/><br/>There are no conflicts of interest with the individuals who made the urgent award decision.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
The Trust entered into a PSR urgent award insourcing contract to ensure it was able to meet national bowel cancer screening targets. Trust patients were waiting 8-12 whereas the standard wait time should be 2 weeks so immediate support was required to reduce wait lists and to ensure risks to patients are minimised.<br/><br/>Given the wait time breaches and clinical/patient risk, the Trust did not have sufficient time to engage with the market to run a competitive process, which is why a short term agreement with Medinet was entered into.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
05/07/2024
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
Medinet Clinical Services Limited
Arthur House, Mere Green Road
Sutton Coldfield
B75 5BL
UK
NUTS: UKE45
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:
: 349 884.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Nethermayne
Basildon
SS16 5NL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.mse.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/08/2024