Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
QE1
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR18XB
UK
E-mail: lscicb.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.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
Community Ophthalmology Services- Central
Reference number: QE1-AAV-DA-24-002
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121281
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
General Ophthalmology Services in Central Lancashire
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
.01
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of General Ophthalmology Services in Central Lancashire.
Contract Start Date: 01 October 2024
Contract End Date: 31 March 2026
The value of this contract has been entered as 0.01 in this notice as the contract is a cost per case contract. The contract is not expected to exceed £904,000 per annum.
The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ 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
II.2.14) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28/01/25 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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 is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28/01/2025 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Community Ophthalmology Services- Central
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/12/2024
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
Community Health and Eyecare Limited
07296068
1-6 Star Building, Caxton Road, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9BS
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 28/01/25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to lscicb.procurement@nhs.net
Details of Decision Makers:
The recommendation to award the contract via this route has been made by the ICB commissioning lead for the service and was then endorsed at the ICB Commissioning Resource Group on the 18th December 2024.The final decision to award the contract was made by the LSC ICB Executive Team on the 24th December 2024. This award is in compliance with direct award route c as there is an existing provider for the services and the existing provider is satisfying the original contract, will likely satisfy the proposed new contract and the services are not changing considerably. In completion of the service and provider assessment, the relative importance of the key criteria (Quality and Innovation, Value, Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability, Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice, and Social Value) were considered against the current contract specification and the ICB are assured that the provider is satisfying the requirements within the specification in relation to the key criteria. The ICB are also satisfied that the provider meets the basic selection criteria. There were no conflicts of interest identified.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Preston
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/01/2025