Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
UK
Contact person: Maninder Singh Dulku
E-mail: maninder.dulku@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.neessexccg.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
Termination of Pregnancy Services in North East Essex
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a contract award notice. NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will be extending its current contract with Marie Stopes International for a period of 12 months for the provision of termination of pregnancy 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:
530 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
North East Essex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS North East Essex CCG will be extending its current contract with Marie Stopes International for a period of 12 months, for the provision of termination of pregnancy services.
The additional contractual term will be from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022, and will allow for a future procurement across the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), and will allow the commissioners sufficient time to undertake the relevant engagement with all stakeholder parities to inform a robust procurement process, which aims to award a new longer term contract whilst ensuring continuity of care for its patient population.
A voluntary ex ante transparency notice relating to this matter was published on 7 December 2020.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100 %
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
NHS North East Essex CCG will be extending its current contract with Marie Stopes International for a period of 12 months.
The additional contractual term will be from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022, and will allow for a future procurement across the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), and will allow the commissioners sufficient time to undertake the relevant engagement with all stakeholder parities to inform a robust procurement process, which aims to award a new longer term contract whilst ensuring continuity of care for its patient population.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 238-589621
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
26/11/2020
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
Marie Stopes International
1 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square
London
W1T 6LP
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:
: 530 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Prospective bidders are encouraged to keep watch on the usual public procurement sites for future notices in respect to the procurement across the ICS footprint, which the commissioners are expecting to be able to publish in the near future.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
UK
E-mail: maninder.dulku@attain.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/12/2020