Award

Maintenance Support for Heart and Lung By-Pass and ATS Machines

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-005708

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029dbd

Published 22 March 2021, 9:08am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Procurement Department, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Woodlands House, 2nd Floor, Maes-Y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH

Contact

Emma Lane

Email

emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 02921836450

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Maintenance Support for Heart and Lung By-Pass and ATS Machines

Reference number

CAV-STA-(20/21) 238

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for Maintenance Support for Heart and Lung By-Pass and ATS Machines.

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: £340,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for Maintenance Support for Heart and Lung By-Pass and ATS Machines for two years with the option to extend for a further one year period.

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

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

The Health Board currently own a fleet of Heart and Lung and ATS equipment which are now over 6 to 7 years old. The Health Board requires specialist maintenance support for this equipment to ensure the equipment is operating at peak efficiency as the Heart and Lung devices for example pumps and oxygenates the blood during open heart surgery. Therefore, specialist support is required to ensure and protect patient safety and Livanova are the only company that can provide this specialist maintenance support and repair requirement.

The contract will be for two years with an option to extend for a further one year in anticipation of a replacement programme of this equipment after 10 years of life expectancy.

In addition, there are a small number of consumables which currently sit on an All Wales contract which expires at the end of 2021 and are the only compatible products available for this equipment. The Health Board, therefore, reserves the right to include these consumables if required at any point of the contract and an estimated value has been included in the overall contract total which may never be fully utilised.

Based on the specialist maintenance support required, the Health Board is applying a 10 day standstill period prior to awarding this contract.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

CAV-STA-(20/21) 238

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 March 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

LivaNova UK Ltd

1370 Montpellier Court, Gloucester Business Park

Gloucester

GL34AH

Telephone

+44 01452638500

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £340,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:108246)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the market of the award decision and awarding the contract.