Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North West London Clinical Commissioning Group
15 Marylebone Rd,
London
NW1 5JD
UK
Contact person: NWL CCG Contracts Team
E-mail: nhsnwlccg.contracting@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nwlondonccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nwlondonccg.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
Urgent Treatment Centre (St. Mary's)
Reference number: C80602
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To ensure continuity of the service, a short term contract from 1st April 2022 to 31st January 2023 (10 months) has been awarded to Vocare Ltd whilst undergoing a procurement exercise for the service. Market Engagement has been undertaken in advance.<br/><br/>The procurement is currently underway, FTS Notice reference: 2022/S 000-013667.<br/><br/>The UTC is located at St Mary’s Hospital.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 721 929.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To ensure continuity of the service, a short term contract from 1st April 2022 to 31st January 2023 (10 months) has been awarded to Vocare Ltd whilst undergoing a procurement exercise for the service. Market Engagement has been undertaken in advance.<br/><br/>The procurement is currently underway, FTS Notice reference: 2022/S 000-013667.<br/><br/>The UTC is located at St Mary’s Hospital.<br/><br/>The core set of standards for urgent treatment centres (UTC)<br/>are:<br/><br/>a. To be able to access urgent treatment centres that are GP-<br/>led, staffed by GPs, nurses and other clinicians, with access<br/>to simple diagnostics, e.g. urinalysis, ECG and in some<br/>cases X-ray.<br/><br/>b. Have a consistent route to access urgent appointments offered within 4hrs and booked through NHS 111, ambulance<br/>services and general practice. A walk-in access option will be<br/>available.<br/><br/>c. Increasingly be able to access routine and same-day<br/>appointments, and out-of-hours general practice, for both<br/>urgent and routine appointments, at the same facility, where<br/>geographically appropriate.<br/><br/>d. Know that the urgent treatment centre is part of locally<br/>integrated urgent and emergency care services working in<br/>conjunction with the ambulance service, NHS111, local GPs,<br/>hospital A&E services and other local providers.<br/>The impact will be reduced attendance at, and conveyance<br/>to, A&E as a result of this standardisation and simplified<br/>access, as well as improved patient convenience.
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
To ensure continuity of the service, a short term contract from 1st April 2022 to 31st January 2023 (10 months) has been awarded to Vocare Ltd whilst undergoing a procurement exercise for the service. Market Engagement has been undertaken in advance. The procurement is currently underway, FTS Notice reference: 2022/S 000-013667.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
01/07/2022
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
Vocare Ltd
Cardinal Square, First Floor-West, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
2 721 929.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
2 721 929.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/07/2022