Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
UK
Contact person: Garry Mitchell, Deputy Director of Procurement, NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
E-mail: Scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://devonccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
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
NHS Devon CCG: Integrated Urgent Care Services across Devon
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Integrated Urgent Care Services across Devon: incorporating NHS 111 and 111 First, GP Out of Hours and the Clinical Assessment Service (CAS).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
19 435 352.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
64200000
79512000
85312310
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK4
Main site or place of performance:
Devon, United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Integrated Urgent Care Services across Devon incorporating NHS 111 and 111 First, GP Out of Hours and the Clinical Assessment Service (CAS).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Contract Awarded for period 1st October 2021 - 31st August 2022 with the option to extend for a further 1 month period.
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:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
Intended procurement activity was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. To enable a full procurement process and implementation period to be completed a direct award has been made for an 11 month contract (with the option to extend for a further 1 month period) to ensure continuity of services for Service Users.
Devon Doctors Ltd, as the incumbent provider, have been identified as the only provider that can supply the services required for the commissioner within the imposed timeframe.
The contract notice for services from 1st September 2022 was advertised on 27 July 2021, reference number 000-017860.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
01/10/2021
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
Devon Doctors Ltd
Suite 1 Osprey House, Osprey Road, Sowton Industrial Estate
Exeter
EX2 7WN
UK
NUTS: UKK4
Internet address(es)
URL: https://devondoctors.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 19 435 352.00
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). Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Devon CCG
County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
UK
E-mail: d-ccg.corporateservices@nhs.net
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2021