Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group
White Rose House, West Parade
Wakefield
WF1 1LT
UK
Telephone: +44 1924213050
E-mail: Phil.Tolan@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE45
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wakefieldccg.nhs.uk/home/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nhssourcing.co.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
Minor Hand Surgery Services (carpal tunnel decompression surgery, (under local anesthesia) and conversation treatment)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Tbc
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
327 697.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE45
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the service is to provide a high quality and safe assessment, treatment and surgical service in the community for people who have problems affecting the hand and wrist. Specifically this includes:
— Carpal Tunnel Decompression,
— Trigger finger and trigger thumb release,
— Ganglionic cysts on fingers and on the dorsum of the wrist (but not on the volar side).
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
In August 2018 a paper was presented to August’s Probity Committee detailing a number of proposed commissioning decisions for the provision of outpatient and diagnostic care services. This included a proposed decision on the future provision of a contracted Minor Hand Surgery service, which includes the treatment and surgical intervention for carpal tunnel syndrome. The Committee agreed with the recommendation to allow the contracts with the two providers to expire on the 4th September, with the CCG then working with these providers with the safe and gradual cessation of service. This recommendation was supported on two grounds.
1) The CCG should not be seeking to specifically commission services for the treatment of a specific procedure, but to commission pathways of care that integrate care. Within orthopedic care the paper to the Probity Committee detailed the intent of the CCG in this regard — through the future procurement of musculoskeletal services - and the implementation of clinical triage.
2) The CCG has sufficient service capacity, within local NHS and independent sector hospitals, to deliver the treatment and surgical intervention of carpal tunnel syndrome.
A subsequent review of the impact assessment, (that was presented to August’s Probity Committee), found an inaccuracy regarding point (2). The impact assessment incorrectly identified the Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust as a provider who could receive referrals for carpal tunnel syndrome. Unfortunately, whilst MYHT may undertake carpal tunnel treatment, they do not accept referrals for it. This has changed the viewpoint as to whether the CCG has sufficient service capacity, with regard to point (2).
The CCG is currently undertaking a review of the complete Musculoskeletal (MSK) pathway and intends to include this service as part of this full MSK review. Given the intention to re-commission MSK by 1.10.2019 the CCG intends to extend the current contract for Minor Hand Surgery for 12 months to integrate this service into this wider MSK pathway. Providers wishing to contact the Authority or view the service specification should do so via the https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk portal in the first instance.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: NHS Wakefield CCG — Minor Hand Surgery Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/09/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Novus Health Ltd
Millennium Court, 60 Queen Street
Normanton
WF6 2BU
UK
NUTS: UKE45
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 283 273.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 1
Title: NHS Wakefield CCG — Minor Hand Surgery Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/09/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Phoenix Health Solutions Ltd
The White Rose Surgery, Exchange Street
Pontefract
WF9 2RD
UK
NUTS: UKE45
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 44 423.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Improvement
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Telephone: +44 3001232257
E-mail: enquiries@improvement.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://improvement.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/09/2018