Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Endeavour House, Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
UK
Contact person: Jane Garnett
E-mail: jane.garnett@suffolk.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westsuffolkcommissioning/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ipswichandeastsuffolkccg.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
Specialist Fertility Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS North East Essex clinical Commissioning Group and NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group have awarded contracts to deliver specialist fertility services in their localities. This service specification relates to the specialist fertility service tier (Level 3) of the service only. It is expected that service users will have already completed the medical and surgical management prior to referral to this service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111300
85111310
85111320
85121210
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH14
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
This service will be delivered to eligible individuals within the Ipswich and East Suffolk, West Suffolk and North East Essex localities.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS North East Essex clinical Commissioning Group and NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group are commissioning specialist fertility services for their localities. This service specification relates to the specialist fertility service tier (Level 3) of the service only. It is expected that service users will have already completed the medical and surgical management prior to referral to this service.
This service specification will be read in conjunction with the respective fertility commissioning policies for each Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) party to this contract. The commissioning policy defines the commissioners eligibility criteria and Service Users should not be treated outside these without seeking prior approval from the relevant CCG.
The service will be subject to a contract for 5 years plus 2 years and will be on a cost and volume basis. The contracts will not provide a guarantee around income or activity levels. As an indication the 2018/19 spend for these services in this locality was around 200 000 GBP per annum, therefore 1 400 000 GBP across the potential 7 years.
Contract review provision:
Please note that the services and associated specification, activity, and prices commissioned within this contract may be subject to review and change through a variation to the contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This may include, but may not be limited to, changes in eligibility criteria or amendments to local fertility policies.
Additionally, and in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contract may also be amended in terms of the original services supplied, where it is reasonable and logical for additional services to be delivered in conjunction with this contract.
Any changes to the contract shall be subject to discussion with the provider to reach agreement on the scope of service change and local price in accordance with these provisions. The provider will be asked to participate in the development and redesign of relevant pathways that may result from this development.
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.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Please see procurement documentation.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 162-399356
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Specialist Fertility Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
King’s Fertility Ltd
The Fetal Medicine Research Institute, 16-20 Windsor Walk
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Specialist Fertility Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CREATE Fertility
Dunston House, Lower Ground, 14a St Cross Street
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Specialist Fertility Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CRGH
230-232 Great Portland Street
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Specialist Fertility Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bourn Bioscience Ltd
Bourn Hall Clinic, Bourn
Cambridge
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The services to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the services is being run as a process akin to the open procedure, as outlined within the suite of procurement documents.
The contracting authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 services.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Endeavour House, Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/11/2019