Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS1 7UE
UK
Contact person: The Senior Procurement manager
Telephone: +44 1138250000
E-mail: mike.whatley@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.england.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.nhsengland.bravosolution.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
NHS Cervical Screening Programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of a helpline and communications support to individuals affected by the rescheduling of cervical screening invitations as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
174 402.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Helpline offering support for individuals affected by the rescheduling of NHS CSP invitations. Ask an Expert Platform for individuals affected by the rescheduling of NHS CSP invitations. Weekly updates with a full evaluation report to support further messaging and learning from the types of contact and concerns from users during the response to Covid-19, with statistics presented by different outlets of engagement (social media platforms, website, helpline).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Ability to deliver services within extremely urgent timescale
/ 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:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
In view of the extreme urgency, NHS England did not have time to conduct a procurement procedure for the cervical screening programme support in accordance with the timescales set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: NHS Cervical Screening Programme
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
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust
7111375
CAN Mezzanine, 7-14 Great Dover Street
London
SE1 4YR
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 174 402.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/07/2020