Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
na
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group
The Forum, Marlowes,
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1DN
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://hertsvalleysccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://hertsvalleysccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Building 4 Spencer Close, The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH35
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://westessexccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://westessexccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Specialist Fertility Services for East and North Hertfordshire, Herts Valleys and West Essex CCGs
Reference number: SFS/HERTS/ITT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG) as the Lead Commissioner, on behalf of NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) and NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) (collectively referred to as the Commissioners) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to Bid to deliver the Service(s), by responding to the opportunity as required and described within the published tender.
The purpose of the Specialist Fertility Services was to provide a range of appropriate assisted conception services for couples who meet the eligibility criteria. The service aims were to treat subfertility.
The total value stated in this notice is indicative based upon 19/20 activity and price and is subject to increase or decrease dependent upon activity (see published tender).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH35
UKH23
UKH
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will be available to all patients registered with NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG), NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG), or NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG).
The service being procured was an activity-based contract with maximum tariffs, further details of which were available in the tender documentation. The value stated in the notice is the total service value, based upon 19/20 values and is subject to increase or decrease dependent upon activity and not guaranteed.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with a maximum of 5 successful Bidder(s) for a period of 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years.
Should an insufficient number of compliant bids be received, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise the tender, or if in the future it becomes apparent this number (5) of contracts does not provide sufficient capacity then again, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise without re-engagement with whomever may then be a current Provider. Conditions which may mean re-tendering is not undertaken were included in the published tender documentation.
The service was a Schedule 3 Service and was procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The current contract(s) for the Services will end on 30 April 2021 and as a result the successful Provider/s are expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1 May 2021.
Prospective Bidders were advised that they must read all the documentation published within e-procurement portal (EU-Supply) for all the relevant detail.
Full details of the qualification requirements of Bidders (as defined in the tender documentation) were provided in the tender documentation on EU-Supply. The Service Specification was available in the tender documentation on the EU-Supply Portal.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service delivery
/ Weighting: 32 %
Quality criterion: Ensuring quality and processes
/ Weighting: 30 %
Quality criterion: Service access
/ Weighting: 20 %
Quality criterion: Corporate social responsibility
/ Weighting: 2 %
Quality criterion: Workforce
/ Weighting: 8 %
Quality criterion: Mobilisation
/ Weighting: 6 %
Quality criterion: Reporting
/ Weighting: 2 %
Price
/ Weighting:
0 %
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 169-410426
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Specialist Fertility Services On behalf of ENHCCG (Lead Commissioner) for HVCCG and WECCG
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/04/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bourn Bioscience Ltd
Bourn Hall Clinic, Bourn
Cambridge
CB23 2TN
UK
NUTS: UKH1
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CARE Fertility
6 Lawrence Drive
Nottingham
NG8 6PZ
UK
NUTS: UKF
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Create Health Ltd
Accountancy House, 90 Walworth Road
London,
SE1 6SW.
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
UK
NUTS: UKH1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IVF Hammersmith Ltd
20 Boston Place
London
NW1 6ER
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
St. Johns House
Leicester
LE1 6NB
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
St. Johns House
Leicester
LE1 6NB
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
St. Johns House
Leicester
LE1 6NB
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/05/2021