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
Assisted Discharge and Patient Transport Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The assisted discharge service (ADS) minimises the risk of people being unnecessarily admitted to or delayed in leaving hospital to the detriment of their well being and independence and the flow of the system. This service assists frail and vulnerable people home from their home to hospital, whether they were inpatients or attended A&E.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
Main site or place of performance:
ENGLAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Assisted patient transport/discharge services will be provided to a number of hospitals trust across the regions.
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 patient transport and discharge services 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: Assisted Discharge and Patient Transport Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/04/2020
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
British Red Cross
220949
44 Moorfields
London
EC2Y 9AL
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:
: 1 732 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2
Title: Age UK
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/04/2020
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
Age Uk
1128267
Travis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9NA
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:
: 1 500 000.00
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