Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Stafford Education & Enterprise Park, Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0BF
Contact
Paulo Sousa-Cabral
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/
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
Surgical Termination of Pregnancy Service
Reference number
CMT 1147
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Provider shall deliver a surgical termination procedure to Service Users up to the UK legal limit of up to 23 weeks and 6 days gestation.
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: £217,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Provider shall deliver a surgical termination procedure to Service Users up to the UK legal limit of up to 23 weeks and 6 days gestation.
This is a Cost and Volume contract for 2 months + optional 2 months extension. Please note that as this is a Cost and Volume Contract, the value is only indicative and activity is not guaranteed.
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance (i.e. this is an urgent award).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: 'to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care' / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: 'to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care' / Weighting: 100
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
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Incumbent provider's surgical site premises suffered an electrical failure, which confirmed that the building needs a complete rewire and was thus considered condemned. Due to the time sensitive nature of these procedures, the ICB had to urgently source an alternative provider to provide these services temporarily while the incumbent provider resolves the building and site issues.
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
Title
Surgical Termination of Pregnancy
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 February 2024
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
MSI Reproductive Choices
1 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, London
W1T 6LP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
01102208
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £217,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'
- include a justification as to why this award was made under an urgent circumstance (i.e. why Regulation 14 was applied):
Incumbent provider's surgical site premises suffered an electrical failure, which confirmed that the building needs a complete rewire and was thus considered condemned. Due to the time sensitive nature of these procedures, the ICB had to urgently source an alternative provider to provide these services temporarily while the incumbent provider resolves the building and site issues.
- if the contract length is greater than 12 months, then a justification as to why this is necessary
Contract length: 2 months + 2 optional months. Please note that as this is a Cost and Volume Contract, the value is only indicative and activity is not guaranteed.
- include details of the decision-makers. (ICB Finance and Planning Group)
- note any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed.
no conflicts declared
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom