Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
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
IESCCG 24 hours ECG Analysis and Reporting Service
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 are commissioning a 24 hours ECG analysis and reporting service across the Ipswich and East Suffolk (minus Waveney) locality. The 24 hours ECG reporting and analysis service will enable the referring clinician to electronically upload a 24 hours ECG recording to the provider and receive a specialist interpretation of the 24 hours ECG recording and a clinical outcome for patients with suspected cardiac arrhythmia.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 113 255.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH14
Main site or place of performance:
The 24 hours ECG reporting and analysis service will cover the NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group locality only.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group are commissioning a 24 hours ECG analysis and reporting service across the Ipswich and East Suffolk (minus Waveney) locality. The 24 hours ECG reporting and analysis service will enable the referring clinician to electronically upload a 24 hours ECG recording to the provider and receive a specialist interpretation of the 24 hours ECG recording and a clinical outcome for patients with suspected cardiac arrhythmia.
The CCG has commissioned an enhanced service with GP practices in Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG to support ambulatory ECG; whereby practices have their own holter equipment and are paid per completed test. Each holter system consists of 2 basic parts: the hardware (monitor or recorder) for recording the signal, and software (card) for review and analysis of the heart rhythm and rate. Whilst wearing the holter the patient is asked to complete a paper diary to provide a narrative of activity which helps to contextualise the data. The card is removed for upload via Sentinel software, using a card reader. Electronic copies of the referral form and the patient diary are provided to support analysis and reporting.
Using technology, the service shall provide IESCCG GPs with an accessible and responsive 24 hours ECG analysis and reporting service and where appropriate enable patients to be managed within primary care with a clear management plan. The service will provide clear indications that patients require investigation at secondary care level and provide access to a timely advice and guidance service from a consultant cardiologist regarding the management advice (where the referring clinician considers the management plan to be unclear).
The service will be subject to a contract for 5 years and will be an cost and volume contract; more details are available within the procurement documents.
Contract review provision:
Please note that the services and associated specification and prices commissioned within this contract may be subject to review and change, any changes will be through a variation to the contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Additionally, the contract may also be amended in terms of the original services supplied, where, following assessment it is identified that it is logical for additional services to be delivered in conjunction with this contract and by the provider, both in terms of actual service delivery and to avoid duplication of costs.
These services may include but are not limited to other services and specialties formally delivered in the community and secondary care settings where it is foreseen that these services can be delivered more effectively as part of this contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality/price ratio
/ 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
Open procedure
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:
2019/S 194-472608
Section V: Award of contract
Title: IESCCG 24 hours ECG Analysis and Reporting Service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/02/2020
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
Broomwell Healthwatch Ltd
Manchester
M13HY
UK
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.broomwellhealthwatch.com/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 113 255.00
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
10/02/2020