Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Aylesbury Vale District Council offices, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury
HP19 8FF
UK
Contact person: John Gibbs
E-mail: john.gibbs4@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.aylesburyvaleccg.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
Improved Access Scheme for Bucks
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
In 2017 NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group awarded through competition a contract to Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) for the delivery of 24/7 Primary Care. Included within that awarded contract was the explicit potential to expand the scope of the initial service to include an Improved Access Scheme for the population of Buckinghamshire to support delivery of integrated services and extended hours, in line with direction provided by NHS England.
The CCG is now taking up its right to award the Improved Access Scheme to BHT without recourse to further competition, who will act as Lead Provider for a provider collaborative consisting of BHT, FedBucks, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to provide the services. The service is due to commence from the 1st October 2018.
This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West CSU (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
16 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ1
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In 2017 NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group awarded through competition a contract to Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) for the delivery of 24/7 Primary Care. Included within that awarded contract was the explicit potential to expand the scope of the initial service to include an Improved Access Scheme for the population of Buckinghamshire to support delivery of integrated services and extended hours, in line with direction provided by NHS England.
The contract will be awarded to Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) who will act as Lead Provider for a provider collaborative consisting of BHT, FedBucks, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to provide the services. The collaborative provide the current 24/7 Primary Care Access service to the population of Buckinghamshire and the additional services will expand this provision in line with the previously published potential scope of that service. The service is due to commence from the 1.10.2018. The length of the contract is anticipated to be up to 5 years, in line with the aforementioned 24/7 Primary Care Access service, with the full term subject to commitment of funding by NHS England which may be extended beyond the initial 5 years.
In line with published statements and the explicit scope of the previously awarded 24/7 Primary Care Access service, this contract necessarily expands access of a current contract for the benefit of the population of Buckinghamshire. The Commissioner is clear that BHT, as lead provider, is the only provider capable of ensuring the provision of seamless, integrated Improved Access for the population of Buckinghamshire. The Commissioner has no concerns regarding the proposed provider’s ability to deliver the service. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the Negotiated procedure without prior publication has been followed and justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons”.
The values of the contract are subject to NHS England funding and the size of the weighted population, which is subject to change outside of the control of the CCG. The anticipated funding is expected to be in the region of 1.5m to 3.2m over a 12 month period.
This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West CSU (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
In 2017 NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group awarded through competition a contract to Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) for the delivery of 24/7 Primary Care. Included within that awarded contract was the explicit potential to expand the scope of the initial service to include an Improved Access Scheme for the population of Buckinghamshire to support delivery of integrated services and extended hours, in line with direction provided by NHS England.
The contract will be awarded to Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) who will act as Lead Provider for a provider collaborative consisting of BHT, FedBucks, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust to provide the services. The collaborative provide the current 24/7 Primary Care Access service to the population of Buckinghamshire and the additional services will expand this provision in line with the previously published potential scope of that service. The service is due to commence from the 1.10.2018. The length of the contract is anticipated to be up to 5 years, in line with the aforementioned 24/7 Primary Care Access service, with the full term subject to commitment of funding by NHS England which may be extended beyond the initial 5 years.
In line with published statements and the explicit scope of the previously awarded 24/7 Primary Care Access service, this contract necessarily expands access of a current contract for the benefit of the population of Buckinghamshire. The Commissioner is clear that BHT, as lead provider, is the only provider capable of ensuring the provision of seamless, integrated Improved Access for the population of Buckinghamshire. The Commissioner has no concerns regarding the proposed provider’s ability to deliver the service. As a result of all of the material factors noted above, the Negotiated procedure without prior publication has been followed and justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons”.
The values of the contract are subject to NHS England funding and the size of the weighted population, which is subject to change outside of the control of the CCG. The anticipated funding is expected to be in the region of 1.5m to 3.2m over a 12 month period.
This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West CSU (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
A Negotiated procedure without a call for competition has been followed and justified under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons” has been applied where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 032-070564
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Improved access scheme for Bucks
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
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V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Aylesbury
HP21 8AL
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 16 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
A Negotiated procedure without a call for competition has been followed and justified under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons” has been applied where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Aylesbury Vale District Council offices, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 8FF
Aylesbury
HP19 8FF
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Buckinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Aylesbury Vale District Council offices, The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 8FF
Aylesbury
HP19 8FF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/06/2018