Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
E-mail: stephen.boddy@dhsc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of a booking platform to facilitate the purchase of Covid-19 test(s)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63515000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Supply of a booking platform to facilitate the purchase of Covid-19 test(s) by a person who is required by law take Covid-19 test(s) when arriving in the UK from a country designated as being on the ‘Amber List’ or ‘Green List’
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 064 573.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE41
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A number of contracting options have been considered including contracting via a CCS consultancy framework with the consultancy partner then subcontracting the work to CTM, this has however been commercially rejected due to high fees. MQS Commercial’s recommendation that a direct award under section 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 is made. The duration is short term in nature to October 21.
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
Interim solution only, gap in service would results in operational risk for MQS.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
03/08/2021
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
CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT NORTH LTD
0488182
SHIRE HOUSE | HUMBOLDT STREET | BRADFORD
Bradford
BD1 5HQ
UK
Telephone: +44 02074299600
NUTS: UKE41
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.travelctm.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
Lowest offer:
8 064 573.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
8 064 573.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/09/2021