Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
THE JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Lowestoft Road,Gorleston
GREAT YARMOUTH
NR316LA
Contact
Tracy Palmer
Telephone
+44 1493452263
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract for the Provision of Visiting Consultants
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Sub-contract to provide Consultants for 15 different specialities which includes inpatient and outpatient activity, remote reporting, remote advice and MDT attendance.
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: £6,600,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH1 - East Anglia
Main site or place of performance
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sub-contract to provide Consultants for 15 different specialities which includes inpatient and outpatient activity, remote reporting, remote advice and MDT attendance.
The specialities include:
Cardiac MRI, Cardiology, ERCP, Gynaecology, Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology on call and Corneal service, Vascular, Oral surgery, Plastic surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics Spinal, Trauma and Orthopaedics Paediatrics, Gynaecology, Thoracic and Nephrology.
The award has been made under Direct Award Process A.
The contract starts 01/04/2023 and ends 31/03/2027, so has a term of 3 years with a contract value of £3.3 m.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider/patient choice / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
3 year extension option 1+1+1
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
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The was conducted under PSR Award Process A, the rationale for which has been previously explained.
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
1 April 2024
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
Norfolk and Norwich NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH1 - East Anglia
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £6,600,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £6,600,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. The 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.
The process has been used as the services are only capable of being provided by the existing provider due to the nature of the services.
The key decision makers for the James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are the Divisional Operations Directors.
Key Criteria:
1. Evidence of CQC registration- the sub-contractor will share evidence of CQC registration
2. Evidence of appropriate Indemnity Arrangements- the sub-contractor will share indemnity certificate with the authority on an annual basis
3. The sub-contractor must have a clinical governance framework in place for staff.
4. Fully trained and registered, qualified and experienced Consultants;
a. Practitioner's experience and training is expected to be recorded, and provided upon request of the authority.
5. Sub-contractor infection control processes to be appropriate to the service being delivered and signed off by the Head Provider.
6. Able to deliver a 5 day a week service on-site at JPUH over 42 weeks per year
7. Cost effective.
8. Able to provide Consultants over a range of 15 specialities which includes outpatient, inpatient, MDT representation, remote reporting and remote advice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
To be provided on request
To be provided on request
Country
United Kingdom