Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Merton Clinical Commissioning Group
120 The Broadway
Wimbledon
SW19 1RH
UK
E-mail: hannah.pearson@swlondon.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKI63
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.mertonccg.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
Digitised Same Day Access
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A digital first approach to patient access with an integrated front door to primary care services through an app, smart phone friendly web-sites, digital telephony and online symptom checkers. Patients will have the ability to book appointments online and have video consultations. There will be additional same day capacity to enable this and a joint commitment from all practices to provide dedicated time for multi-morbid patients ensuring overall access to primary care services for patients are safe and equitable.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 266 014.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI63
Main site or place of performance:
London Borough of Merton.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This service is linked to be delivered conjointly with an existing service contract which ends on 31.3.2020 but has the provision for an extension of up to 2 years to 31.3.2022.
Additional same day appointment capacity will be linked to the existing Merton Access Hubs service. This additional same day capacity would include face to face and video consultations.
The service would improve access to primary care services in Merton and support the direction of travel to enhance digital access to general practice in Merton and a ‘digital first’ approach. The capacity would be linked to the outputs of online symptom checkers and alternative digital/other routes through which a need for same day access is identified.
A digital first approach to patient access with an integrated front door to primary care services through an app, smart phone friendly websites, digital telephony and online symptom checkers. Patients will have the ability to book appointments online and have video consultations. There will be additional same day capacity to enable this and a joint commitment from all practices to provide dedicated time for multi-morbid patients ensuring overall access to primary care services for patients are safe and equitable.
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
This service is linked to be delivered conjointly with an existing service contract which ends on 31.3.2020 but has the provision for an extension of up to 2 years to 31.3.2022.
Additional same day appointment capacity linked to the existing Merton Access Hubs service. This additional same day capacity would include face to face and video consultations.
The service would improve access to primary care services in Merton and support the direction of travel to enhance digital access to general practice in Merton and a ‘digital first’ approach. The capacity would be linked to the outputs of online symptom checkers and alternative digital/other routes through which a need for same day access is identified.
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
23/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Merton Health Ltd
1 Lambton Road
Wimbledon
SW20 0LW
UK
NUTS: UKI63
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:
: 1 266 014.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/06/2019