Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group
York
York
YO1 6GA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Urgent Care Services for Scarborough, Ryedale, and Vale of York
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The contracts are for the provision of GP Out of Hours for Scarborough, Ryedale, and Vale of York, as well as Urgent Treatment Centres for York and Scarborough , for and on behalf of NHS Vale of York CCG and NHS North Yorkshire CCG.
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: £7,400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Vale of York and NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group Footprints.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
18 month contract for the provision of GP Out of Hours for Scarborough, Ryedale, and Vale of York, as well as Urgent Treatment Centres for York and Scarborough, commencing on 01 April 2022.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition.
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive.
Explanation:
To support Covid recovery.
To enable the development of a strategic solution to the urgent emergency care delivery model for the North Yorkshire and York system, aligned to ICS, national strategy and organisational changes.
To ensure optimal engagement with and involvement of system wide partners.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-006754
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Urgent Care Services for Scarborough, Ryedale, and Vale of York
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 March 2022
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
Vocare Ltd
Vocare House
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £7,400,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group intend to enter into a contract with Vocare Ltd for the delivery of GP Out of Hours for Scarborough, Ryedale, and Vale of York, as well as Urgent Treatment Centres for York and Scarborough, upon completion of a 10 day voluntary standstill period which will commence on the date of the publication of this notice and conclude midnight on 21 March 2022.
It is intended that commissioning of future services will be undertaken in line with relevant legislation.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contract regulations 2015 (as amended) provides that appeals are to be made to the High Court.