Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Contact person: Julia Goddard
Telephone: +44 2920903778
E-mail: Julia.Goddard@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Emergency Department Home Safe and Well-being Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Emergency Department Well-being and Home Safe Service
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 187 250.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of the Emergency Department and Well-being home safe service is to:
- improve well-being through non-clinical advice and support via clear communication with staff, patients and families
- delivery of trusted and safe resettlement of vulnerable individuals at home
- ensure patients have follow up well-being checks
- provide a seamless link to local community support and a reduction in avoidable hospital admissions
- improve experience whilst waiting in the Emergency Department
- improve patient flow through the emergency department
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
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
The Contracting Authority made a direct award to the current provider under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 in order to maintain the provision of services already in place. Due to events that were unforeseeable by the Contracting Authority (i.e. the covid-19 pandemic), the time limits for the open or restricted procedures with negotiation could not be complied with. British Red Cross was the incumbent provider and therefore familiar with working in the specific Health Boards/Hospitals and the service could continue with very little disruption to an environment which was already pressurised as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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
15/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
British Red Cross
Bradbury House, Mission Court
Newport
NP202DW
UK
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 187 250.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Emergency Department and Home Safe Well-being Service delivered for 9 months at the following NHS Wales Health Board sites.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - Royal Gwent
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - Glan Clwyd, Wrexham Maelor, Ysbyty Gwynedd
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board - University Hospital of Wales
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board - Prince Charles, Princess of Wales, Royal Glamorgan
Hywel Dda University Health Board - Glangwilli and Withbush Hospitals
Swansea Bay University Health Board - Morriston Hospital
The interim agreement was in place from 1st June 2020 - 31 Mar 2021.
(WA Ref:114343)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/10/2021