Contract

PSR Urgent Award for Provision of Ophthalmology Outpatient Services

  • Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-009932

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ee85

Published 18 March 2025, 2:50pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Diana Princess Of Wales Hospital

Grimsby

DN33 2BA

Contact

Neil Dodds

Email

neil.dodds1@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1723236139

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE13 - North and North East Lincolnshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.noecpc.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.noecpc.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

PSR Urgent Award for Provision of Ophthalmology Outpatient Services

Reference number

C347565

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85121281 - Ophthalmologist services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

PSR Urgent Award for Provision of Ophthalmology Outpatient Services NLAG

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: £75,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF30 - Lincolnshire
Main site or place of performance

Sites of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This notice is to confirm that a contract has been awarded on 10/02/2025 to Modality LLP under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 Urgent Award process.

The contract is an Urgent Award for the provision of Ophthalmology Services for the period 10/02/2025 to 31/03/2025 with an estimated lifetime value of £75,000 in total.

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

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

Explanation:

PSR Urgent Award to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Modality LLP

Lyndon House, 62 Hagley Road, Birmingham

Birmingham

B16 8PE

Email

sapna.shannon@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 7976683446

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG31 - Birmingham
National registration number

OC422179

Internet address

www.mmodalitycommunityservices.com

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £75,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £75,000


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.

This is an Urgent Award due to severe capacity issues in the service resulting from a combination of CDC activity not commencing as expected and one consultant and two other staff vacancies that the Trust has been unable to fill and a loss of locum cover. These significant capacity shortfalls within the Ophthalmology service at NLAG mean there is an urgent need to facilitate additional new outpatient capacity to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.

The contract award decision was made by the Deputy Director and Associate Director of Finance.

No conflicts of interest were identified.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

internationalrelationsjudicialoffice@judiciary.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

internationalrelationsjudicialoffice@judiciary.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/