Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Building 4, Spencer Close, St Margaret's Hospital, The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
UK
Contact person: Sarah Beaumont
E-mail: sarah.beaumont@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH35
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://westessexccg.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
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services — West Essex CCG — Contract Award Notice
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract award notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice published in OJEU on 3 March 2020 (2020/S 048-114897).
It should be noted that the scope of the original Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice has been extended. Further details are provided within the main description of this contract award notice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 465 837.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34114122
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH35
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) published in OJEU (reference 2020/S 048-114897) set out the intention of the commissioning authority to extend the current non emergency patient transport contract with its incumbent provider in order to allow time for a robust procurement process to take place to compete the long term contract for this service.
Since this VEAT Notice was published the extension period has been extended in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is due to the key resources who would be required to deliver the procurement process being diverted into dealing with the response, which means that a longer extension period to the existing contract is being awarded to allow for the delay.
This delay also recognises that the capacity of the market for this type of service will also be focussed on the Covid-19 pandemic response. It is key that we give providers the ability to take part in the competitive exercise and not to destabilise essential services at this time.
The new contract term will start on 1 April 2020 and will expire on 31 March 2022 subject to agreement by all parties.
The contract value is yet to be agreed by the parties, and therefore is an approximate maximum value.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100 %
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 100 %
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
The contracting authority are awarding this contract to the incumbent supplier, East of England Ambulance Service, in order to allow continuity of services to continue whilst commissioners and providers respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The timeframe will enable the contracting authority to deal with the pandemic and then plan for a robust procurement process to ensure that it obtains high quality and value for money services for its patient population.
A timetable for the forthcoming procurement process has been drafted and will be kept under review whilst the CCG moves through its Covid response.
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:
2020/S 048-114897
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Non Emergency Patient Transport Services — West Essex CCG
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2020
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
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Whiting Way
Melbourn
SG8 6EN
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 465 837.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Building 4, Spencer Close, The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/05/2020