Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Brighton General Hospital ,1st Floor, Arundel Building
Brighton , Elm Grove
BN2 3EW
UK
Contact person: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Procurement Team
E-mail: sc-tr.purchasing@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sussexcommunity.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
SCFT: Provision of Orthotic Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111600
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority") issued an Invitation to Tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement for the Provision of Orthotic Services.<br/><br/>The procurement was a further competition under the NHS Shared Business Services (“SBS”) SBS10247 Orthotic Products and Services (including Prosthetic Services) Framework, Lot 2: Orthotic Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 208 138.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority") issued an Invitation to Tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement for the Provision of Orthotic Services.<br/><br/>The procurement was a further competition under the NHS Shared Business Services (“SBS”) SBS10247 Orthotic Products and Services (including Prosthetic Services) Framework, Lot 2: Orthotic Services.<br/><br/>The service is to provide a community-based, cost effective, accessible orthotics service which includes the diagnosis, treatment, fitting, maintaining, and repairing of orthoses for adults (18 and over) in line with the agreed access criteria.<br/><br/>Following an extensive evaluation process, the contract was awarded to Blatchford Limited.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50.00%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.00%
Cost criterion: Pricing
/ Weighting: 40.00%
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 procurement was a further competition under the NHS Shared Business Services (“SBS”) SBS10247 Orthotic Products and Services (including Prosthetic Services) Framework, Lot 2: Orthotic Services.
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
12/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Blatchford Limited
00162114
Unit D Antura, Bond Close Basingstoke
Basingstoke
RG24 8PZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1256316600
NUTS: UKJ4
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.blatchford.co.uk
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:
Lowest offer:
1 208 138.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 208 138.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/08/2024