Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Crown Street
Liverpool
L8 7SS
UK
E-mail: amy.noble@lwh.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington
WA5 7TY
UK
E-mail: paul.foster17@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://bridgewater.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
CH2 1BQ
UK
E-mail: darren.henderson4@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cwp.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
UK
E-mail: andrew.oconnor1@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
East Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust
Macclesfield
SK10 3BL
UK
E-mail: janet.moore3@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.eastcheshire.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool Heart and Cheshire NHS Foundation Trusts
Liverpool
L14 3PE
UK
E-mail: steven.doran@lhch.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lhch.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool
L7 8XP
UK
E-mail: sue.colbeck@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://liverpoolft.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool
L34 1PJ
UK
E-mail: colin.todd@merseycare.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Fountation Trust
Crewe
CW1 4QJ
UK
E-mail: julia.woodbine@mcht.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
North West Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington
WA2 8WA
UK
E-mail: paul.harrison@nwbh.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nwbh.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Southport
PR8 6PN
UK
E-mail: jon.hannah@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southportandormskirk.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Prescot
UK
E-mail: chris.mcnamara@sthk.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sthk.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool
L9 7LJ
UK
E-mail: alan.burgess@thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Birkenhead
UK
E-mail: jane.christopher1@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wuth.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington
WA5 1QG
UK
E-mail: alison.parker@whh.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://whh.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool
L12 2AP
UK
E-mail: steve.begley@alderhey.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://alderhey.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Clatterbridge Caner Centre
Birkenhead
CH63 4JY
UK
E-mail: anthony.marsland@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Fluid Repellant Isolation Gowns
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Isolation gowns PP + PE fluid repellent.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
764 640.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of PP + PPE fluid repellent isolation gowns during Covid-19.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is a serious infectious respiratory disease, consequences pose a risk to life. The Covid-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 30 January 2020 and identified as a pandemic on 11 March 2020, Europe was the centre of the pandemic. The use of personal protective equipment is critical in safeguarding the health and lives of the care professionals treating patients with Covid-19. Delays in procuring poses a risk to life and the likelihood of a significantly increased death toll. In March 2020, the NHS experienced severe shortages of PPE; similar shortfalls in PPE stocks were identified globally. There was immense demand for PPE and a procurement following the usual timescales under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, including accelerated options, was impossible. A delay in engaging with the market by running a usual procurement process ran the risk of failing to acquire the necessary stock of PPE equipment and presenting a significant risk to life. Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is satisfied the tests permitting use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) were met:
As far as is strictly necessary:
PPE was identified as strictly necessary to meet anticipated demand on the NHS during the first wave of cases in the UK.
There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency:
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is responding to Covid-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency.
The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable:
As the Commission itself confirmed: ‘The current Coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency — precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary.’
It was impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR:
Due to the urgency of the situation there was no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation that would allow the Trust to secure delivery of products, particularly in light of the corresponding delays to timelines associated with securing supply of the PPE equipment. The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority: the contracting authorities that comprise Cheshire and Merseyside Health Care Partnership have not caused or contributed to the Coronavirus crisis, which justifies the need for extreme urgency.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
01/05/2020
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
Gemini Surgical UK
London
EC1V 2NX
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.geminisurgical.co.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:
: 764 640.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool
L8 7SS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/07/2020