Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS St Helens CCG
Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
Contact
MLCSU Procurement Team
Telephone
+44 1513178456
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Buyer's address
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
NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS St Helens CCG – Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Service
Reference number
M-21-12
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is supporting NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS St Helens CCG who wish to award a 5-year contract for a Targeted Lung Health Check Programme for patients living in the CCG areas.
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: £11,496,740
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD7 - Merseyside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The NHS Long Term Plan published on 7th January 2019 included a new ambition to diagnose three out of four people with cancer at an early stage by 2028. To help deliver on this ambition, the Plan also committed to the extension of Targeted Lung Health Check across England. The programme builds on approaches trialled successfully in Manchester and Liverpool, where 55- to 74-year-olds who currently or had ever smoked were invited for a lung health check, with those identified at high of lung cancer receiving a CT scan to identify possible lung cancers.
St Helens and South Sefton CCGs have now been offered funding to participate in the Programme and have been prioritised based on mortality outcomes from lung cancer. There is an expectation that the first CT scans will be delivered in August 2022.
The potential contract will be valued at approximately £2,299,348* per year; and the contract duration will be for 4 years with the potential to extend for a further 1 x 1-year period. The extension will be subject to further funding being made available to the CCGs.
* Annual contract value is an average across the 5 years and is expected to be lower in the earlier years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50%
Price - Weighting: 50
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:
This VEAT Notice is published under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is publishing this VEAT Notice to confirm NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS St Helens CCG’s intention to award a contract for the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme to Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Following a call for Expressions of Interest process (FTS notice number 2022/S 000-002491), the CCG’s Commissioning Intensions identified the appointed provider as the only organisation that could deliver the service as per the provided specification.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
Title
NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS St Helens CCG – Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
L14 3PE
Telephone
+44 1516001616
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £11,496,740
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £11,496,740
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is publishing this VEAT Notice to confirm NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS St Helens CCG’s intention to award a contract for the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme to Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Following a call for Expressions of Interest process (FTS notice number 2022/S 000-002491), the CCG’s Commissioning Intensions identified the appointed provider as the only organisation that could deliver the service as per the provided specification.
This VEAT Notice is published under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
Following publication of the VEAT notice on Friday 13th May 2022, there will be a 10-day standstill period, concluding at midnight on Monday 23rd May 2022. Following satisfactory conclusion of the standstill period, the CCG will enter into a contract with Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 4 year(s) with the option to extend by 1 year (subject to the award of further funding).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 4LX
Telephone
+44 1782872500
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 4LX
Telephone
+44 1782872500
Country
United Kingdom