Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House
Leeds
LS2 7UE
UK
Contact person: Procurement Manager
E-mail: england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.england.nhs.uk//
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.england.nhs.uk//
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Covid 19 Vaccinations Programme - Workforce Intelligence and Modelling Consultative Support
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To maintain oversight of local and national recruitment trajectories the programme requires specialist consultative support to ensure the delivery of a workforce analytics solution and provide modelling and specialist training capability.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
171 600.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80511000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The vaccination programme is the largest logical and workforce operation the NHS has ever delivered. At the peak it is anticipated that ~80,000FTE vaccinators will be required. To maintain oversight of local and national recruitment trajectories the programme will require specialist consultative support to ensure the delivery of a workforce analytics solution and provide modelling and specialist training capability.<br/><br/>The services required are specialist workforce modelling and analytics capability. Key objectives are provided below: <br/><br/>-- Delivery of a robust workforce planning solution (bottom up) <br/><br/>-- Specification and design of a rostering interface to the Foundry solution. <br/><br/>-- Training in workforce planning tool and requirements for assurance. <br/><br/>-- Modelling analysis of vaccine supply to workforce requirements.
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
In view of the extreme urgency, NHS England did not have time to conduct a procurement procedure in accordance with the timescales set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This Supplier was able to mobilise and provide the necessary programme support within the tight timescales required. The contract duration was limited to that which was strictly necessary for the successful delivery of the programme.
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
22/06/2021
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
Coram
312278
41 Brunswick Square London
London
WC1N 1AZ
UK
Telephone: +00 2075200300
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.coram.org.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:
171 600.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
171 600.00
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
06/07/2022