Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Marlborough Street South Plaza
BRISTOL
BS13NX
UK
Contact person: Gill Prior
E-mail: gill.prior1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://bnssg.icb.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
Procurement for the provision of a Haemodialysis Transport Service to NHS Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) went out to tender for the provision of a Haemodialysis Transport Service ('the Service').
The purpose of the Haemodialysis Transport Service is to ensure that there is an equitable and accessible transport service to all eligible patients based on their medical need. The Service transports BNSSG patients to/from in-centre haemodialysis treatment only, and this will generally be between their places of residence and haemodialysis units. Full details for the requirement, including specification, activity, scope and requirements could be found within the procurement documentation.
The duration of the agreement will be for a period of 5 years, with an option to extend up to a further 2 years at the discretion of the commissioner. The maximum contracted value of the requirement was £796,138per annum, giving a contract value of
£3,980,690 for the initial 5-year period and
£5,572,966 if the full extension period of 2 Year is adopted.
Interested providers were able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis.
This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (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:
3 769 686.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Interested providers were able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system.
The services were deemed to be subject to the full regime of current UK procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The contracting authority observed the provisions and 10-day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Unsuccessful Bidders and applicants receives their scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/applicant was unsuccessful
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-027611
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
17/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Veezu Limited
Company House
Newport
NP18 2LH
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
3 593 720.60
GBP
/ Highest offer:
3 769 686.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB
Bristol
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2024