Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
Sanger House, 5220 Valiant Court, Delta Way, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4FE
UK
Contact person: Paul Wilkinson
Telephone: +44 03004211945
E-mail: paul.wilkinson2@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK13
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gloucestershireccg.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 Obstetric Ultrasound Services
Reference number: NGPT 80/2021
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations that have the necessary capability and capacity to provide Community Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Diagnostic Services in Gloucestershire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 884 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK13
Main site or place of performance:
County of Gloucestershire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations that have the necessary capability and capacity to provide Community Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Diagnostic Services in Gloucestershire. The NHS supports the need to develop improved access to diagnostic tests as part of the drive to reduce waiting times and improve choice options for Patients. The need to develop community based diagnostic services is supported by the Royal College of Radiologists and Royal College of General Practitioners as part of a service strategy to improve access to tests and ensure these tests are delivered at the right stage of the Patient care pathway. It is important that the use of Community Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) is governed by accepted national and locally agreed referral guidelines to maximise the value and cost-effectiveness of this imaging modality in patient management. The service being commissioned is a local community based GP direct access NOUS service with staff qualified to appropriate levels of skill and experience, using equipment which complies with the guidance set by the Royal College of Radiologists, connection to NHS image transfer solutions, the ability to integrate with the e-referral system should this be needed, robust performance management systems and stringent levels of clinical governance. The service is expected to undertake 11,780 scans annually.The overarching aims of the service are:• To ensure Patients receive the right test at the right time and in the most clinically appropriate local setting • To aid early diagnostics and avoid the need for unnecessary referral to secondary care, or to support the shift of activity in to a primary care setting• To ensure diagnostic testing is integrated across pathways of care, that the report and images follows the Patient and can be clearly viewed on the IT system and that there is no unnecessary duplication of investigation• To develop local diagnostic service provision that improves access and enables Patients and referring clinicians to access a choice of provision according to Patient choice, clinical need and relevant care pathways• To ensure diagnostic tests are appropriate, necessary, clinically correct, of high quality, with timely access and reporting• To ensure that imaging is compliant with the recommendations of the national evidence based interventions programme• To provide patients with an excellent patient experience• To ensure that patient safety is a core priority for the service and that patients can be assured of the same level of examination and report quality from community NOUS as from other ultrasound service providers in the region.• To ensure that a culture of continuous quality improvement is embedded in the service• To ensure that the service is able to evolve and innovate according to the needs of the local population and future changes in clinical management pathways
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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:
2021/S 000-006198
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NGPT 81/2021
Title: Provision of Non-Obstetric Ultrasound Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/06/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Physiological Measurements Limited
The Old Malt House, Willow Street, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 1AJ
Oswestry
SY11 1AJ
UK
NUTS: UKG22
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:
: 1 882 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
Sanger House, 5220 Valiant Court, Delta Way, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4FE
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/11/2021