Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Informatics Service (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Ty Glan-yr-Afon, 21 Cowbridge Road East
Cardiff
CF11 9AD
UK
Telephone: +44 2920502109
E-mail: laura.panes@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
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
DSPP Programme Consultancy
Reference number: P665
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Government has allocated funding within the Digital Priorities fund to expedite the delivery of services and ensure that they are delivered consistently to all patients wherever they are receiving services across NHS Wales and has asked NWIS to lead the programme delivery team.
Given the key strategic objectives of the programme and the imperative to move forward at pace, NWIS appointed external consultants to develop a Business Plan and undertake initial set up tasks for this new Programme. This contract is intended to build upon these initial tasks to ensure that activities progress in accordance with the high level Programme Plan and that the key objectives set out in the Plan can be met, in parallel recruitment activities will be undertaken, to establish an in-house team.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72222300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
NHS Wales Informatics Service
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government has allocated funding within the Digital Priorities fund to expedite the delivery of services and ensure that they are delivered consistently to all patients wherever they are receiving services across NHS Wales and has asked NWIS to lead the programme delivery team.
Given the key strategic objectives of the programme and the imperative to move forward at pace, NWIS appointed external consultants to develop a Business Plan and undertake initial set up tasks for this new Programme. This contract is intended to build upon these initial tasks to ensure that activities progress in accordance with the high level Programme Plan and that the key objectives set out in the Plan can be met, in parallel recruitment activities will be undertaken, to establish an in-house team.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Conformance to Specification
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There may be additional work-packages for follow on work relating specifically to this Programme of work that may be called off over the duration of the contract.
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 value of the initial work-package is 159,800 GBP but the potential total contract value is up to 700,000 GBP exc VAT
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:
2017/S 141-289618
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P665
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/09/2020
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: 0
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
Spirit Public Sector Ltd
2 Plassey Square
Penarth
CF641HB
UK
Telephone: +44 7977015980
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Contract was awarded via a further competition under the Digital Patient Services Partners Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
(WA Ref:103996)
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
17/09/2020