Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Prescot Street
Liverpool
L7 8XP
UK
Contact person: Sue Colbeck
E-mail: sue.colbeck@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD72
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.liverpoolft.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
Supply of Personal Protective Equipment During COVID-19
Reference number: LUH_05
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35113400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Supply of Personal Protective Equipment due to supply disruption due to COVID-19.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 832 460.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
18443500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
Main site or place of performance:
Royal Liverpool Hospital
Aintree Hospital
Broadgreen Hospital.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply of 275 000 FFP2 Respiratory Masks to be used as a contingency for shortages of FFP3 Respiratory Masks and/or Type IIR Surgical Masks
Supply of 20 300 Disposable Face Shields
Supply of 32 000 Gowns
All the above items were sourced and supplied during the period 3 April 2020 - 5 June 2020 during supply disruption caused by COVID-19
All items had to meet national specification for PPE and immediate availability.
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
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive. 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 30.01.2020 and identified as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. 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 University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is satisfied the tests permitting use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) were met.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: LUH_05
Title: Supply of Personal Protective Equipment during COVID-19
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/04/2020
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
LW International Ltd
42 Station Road, Ainsdale
Southport
PR8 3HW
UK
NUTS: 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:
: 1 832 460.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union. The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive due to extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive.
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. 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 University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is satisfied the tests permitting use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) were met.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust FAO Chief Executive's Office
Prescot Street
Liverpool
L7 8XP
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/07/2020