Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
procurement.operations@dhsc.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
Buyer's address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Surge and Rapid Response Team (SRRT)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Surge and Rapid Response Team (SRRT) to help with Covid-19 outbreak management.
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: £2,112,135
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Surge and Rapid Response Team (SRRT) to help with Covid-19 outbreak management.
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Negotiated procedure without prior publication1. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.2. This is a Direct Award under Regulation 32 of PCR 2015 by commissioning the setup of a SRRT from RE:SILIENT.3. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:a) Following an early market engagement exercise, it was determined that no private sector organisation had the in house capability to deliver this services on the ground, and would only end up outsourcing provision to one of the three organisations in the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership (VCSEP) Network.b) Only three organisations within this network have the infrastructure and capacity to fulfil the contract. Of the three, two refused to take up the contract, leaving RE:SILIENT (the trading subsidiary of RE:ACT) as the only interested VCSE.c) RE:SILIENT are the only organisation outside central government and LGA that has an interface with almost all local authorities in England. They are the only community organisation that has experience of operating a professional rapid response team. They are therefore uniquely placed and are, properly considered, as the only economic operator capable of providing these services.
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
9 April 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
Re:Silient Response Limited
Chilmark, Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP3 5DU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
11539755
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: £2,112,135
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,112,135
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom