Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
Contact
Senior Category Manager - Corporate
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ44 - East Kent
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
GP with extended roles provision of rapid access chest pain clinics
Reference number
C351278
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121231 - Cardiology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority, is intending to award a twelve months contract for General Practitioners with Extended Roles to undertake rapid access chest pain clinics under Regulation 7 (Direct Award Process A) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., there is an existing provider and the Contracting Authority is satisfied that the health care services can only be provided by the existing provider, due to their nature.
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: £100,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33182000 - Cardiac support devices
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ44 - East Kent
Main site or place of performance
Ashford, Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
2gether Support Solutions, on behalf of the Contracting Authority, is intending to award a twelve months contract for General Practitioners with Extended Roles to undertake rapid access chest pain clinics under Regulation 7 (Direct Award Process A) of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, i.e., there is an existing provider and the Contracting Authority is satisfied that the health care services can only be provided by the existing provider, due to their nature.
The contract shall commence from 1st April 2025 to support the Contracting Authority with providing a quick and early specialist cardiology assessment for patients who need urgent assessment.
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:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 2025
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
Hamstreet Surgery
Ruckinge Road
Ashford
TN26 2NJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ44 - East Kent
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: £100,000
Lowest offer: £100,000 / Highest offer: £100,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 decision has been made as per the Contracting Authority's governance processes. No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of the individuals making the decision were identified.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
Country
United Kingdom