Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL18 - Swansea
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Lateral Flow Testing Assistants
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The requirement is for 4 Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) assistants to begin work on 19 August 2021 to 20 July 2022. The work is for 48 weeks split into 8 x 6 week sections with the option to continue or cease taken 2 weeks before the end of the session in use.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £748,440
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL18 - Swansea
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is for 4 Lateral Flow Testing (LFT) assistants (reduced from 6) to begin work on 19 August 2021 to 20 July 2022. The work is for 48 weeks split into 8 x 6 week sections with the option to continue or cease taken 2 weeks before the end of the session in use.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
No alternative supplier available due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Nurses were scarce and companies approached, could not provide in sufficient timescales to allow essential DVLA operations to continue.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 August 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Working on Wellbeing Ltd.
Taunton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL18 - Swansea
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £748,440
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
DVLA
Swansea
Country
United Kingdom