Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
QJG
Aspen House, Stephenson Road
COLCHESTER
CO49QR
UK
Contact person: Jane Garnett
E-mail: procurement@snee.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKH34
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.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
Suffolk Interim Spirometry Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Community Spirometry Service, to support the diagnosis of COPD and Asthma.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
75 417.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH14
Main site or place of performance:
Ipswich and East Suffolk and West Suffolk localities
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The community spirometry service provides a referral pathway to allow practices/PCNs to refer patients to the community-based spirometry service for diagnostic purposes if practices are unable to deliver spirometry testing. The service will triage all referrals from primary care ensuring the appropriate pre referral tests have been undertaken. The service will offer the provision of a timely diagnostic quality assured spirometric assessment of patients with respiratory symptoms in line with current national recommendations. Once the spirometry test is completed the service will interpret the findings from the test and share a report back to the referring clinician to enable future management of the condition.
The contract is awarded from 24th June 2024 through to 31st March 2025, with a total contract value of £75,417, due to the withdrawal of another provider. This will allow the necessary time to mobilise the new arrangements. This also ensures stability of provision and access to this service within the stated locality.
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice due to an urgent circumstance which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'
The contract is awarded from 24th June 2024 through to 31st March 2025, with a total contract value of £75,417, due to the withdrawal of another provider. This will allow the necessary time to mobilise the new arrangements. This also ensures stability of provision and continued access to this service within the stated locality.
This award is being made urgently and the reason for the urgency was not foreseen by the ICB for the reasons outlined within this notice. This award is being made in order to prevent risk to patient and public safety, and the ICB is not able to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 - 13 for the reasons outlined.
No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.
Decision was made by Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Strategy and Transformation - 24th June 2024
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Suffolk Interim Spirometry Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GP Primary Choice Ltd
08486936
Unit 1, Block C, University of Essex Knowledge Gateway, Nestfield Road
Colchester
CO4 3ZL
UK
NUTS: UKH34
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 75 417.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park Colchester CO4 9QR
Colchester
CO4 9QR
UK
E-mail: procurement@snee.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/11/2024