Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
Contact
Lurdes
Telephone
+44 1443848585
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.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
Optometry Prison Service Provision
Reference number
ABU-OJEU-55037
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The nature of this service is to provide optometric services to prisoners of HMP Usk and Prescoed which is equivalent to that provided to
members of the general public as far as possible.
The ophthalmic service will provide a community equivalent ophthalmic service that meets the needs of patients, with equity of access
within the prison.
The ophthalmic service will work with all health and wellbeing service providers to deliver an integrated service where clinicians work
together as a team to deliver patient centred care.
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: £15,120,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 75231230 - Prison services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
On Tuesday 16th January 2024 the tender was published on eTenderWales and response was required by a deadline of Thursday 08th February 2024 by 12pm. Out of 2 suppliers who accessed the tender documentation, 1 submitted a response.
Bidders were required to respond to a number of qualification questions. The questions were used to assess bidders on the mandatory and discretionary grounds for exclusion and also their technical and professional ability. Responses to these questions were assessed on a pass/ fail basis. A fail on any of these questions would result in a bidder being disqualified from the process.
Bidding organisations who score a minimum of 50% or above to each of the Award Criteria weight sections was invited to attend a formal invite to a 10-minute presentation and 10-minite interview to demonstrate how the supplier proposed to deliver the service in line with the Service Specification issued by the Health Board.
The Optometry Prison Service was awarded to the supplier The Prison Optician.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
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
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The service is required with urgency.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-001637
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
ABU-OJEU-55037
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
the prison opticians company
County House, 35 Earl Street
Maidstone
ME141PF
Telephone
+44 7833123590
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ46 - West Kent
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £15,120,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:140337)
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