Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Walsall CCG
Jubilee House, Bloxwich Lane
Walsall
WS2 7JL
UK
Contact person: Richard Ward
E-mail: richard.ward11@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG38
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://walsallccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wolverhampton CCG
Wolverhampton Science Park, Technology Centre, Glaisher Drive
Wolverhampton
WV10 9RU
UK
E-mail: richard.ward11@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG39
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://wolverhamptonccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Dudley CCG
Venture Way, Brierley Hill
Dudley
DY5 1RU
UK
E-mail: richard.ward11@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG36
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.dudleyccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG
Kingston House, 438-450 High St
West Bromwich
B70 9LD
UK
E-mail: richard.ward11@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG37
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://sandwellandwestbhamccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Assisted Conception Services — Black Country
Reference number: ACS2019 / 37235
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Walsall CCG, NHS Wolverhampton CCG, NHS Dudley CCG and NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG (referred to as the Commissioners) invited suitably qualified
providers to deliver assisted conception services for the Commissioners' registered patient populations.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement has been established with the successful bidder for a period of 5 years with the Commissioners having the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years. The contract start date will be 1 August 2020.
The total estimated value of the procurement/contract included in this notice is based on the maximum term of the agreement (i.e. 7 years).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 627 531.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the assisted conception service is to:
• Increase the pregnancy and subsequent live birth rate for those patients wishing to have a child, who meet the criteria to access licensed treatment.
• Provide storage of gametes or embryos for patients who are on an NHS funded pathway likely to cause infertility (e.g. patients receiving cancer treatment likely to impact on their future fertility). Storage costs shall be covered for 1 year only.
• Provide a quality, safe, cost effective assisted conception service ensuring that the risk of infection and other complications such as OHSS and multiple pregnancy to service users is minimised.
• Provide a personal service sensitive to the physical, psychological and emotional needs of service users, including service users being offered counselling with a specialist fertility counsellor in line with the HFEA code of practice.
• To develop and implement a data collection and monitoring process which provides intelligence to support the future commissioning of fertility services/policy development.
The objectives of the service are to:
• increase incidence of live births;
• increase rates of singleton births;
• reduce rates of multiple births;
• contribute to reduce the incidence of anxiety and/or depression.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for up to 2 years.
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 204-497717
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: Assisted Conception
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/08/2020
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
Create Health Ltd
Accountancy House, 90 Walworth Road
London
SE1 6SW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 627 531.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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
18/12/2020