Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Sefton CCG
Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
Contact
Helen Graham
Telephone
+44 1513178456
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD73 - Sefton
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Southport & Formby CCG
5 Curzon Road
Southport
PR8 6PL
Contact
Helen Graham
Telephone
+44 1704395785
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD73 - Sefton
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Buyer's address
www.southportandformbyccg.nhs.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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 Southport & Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG Optometry First (First Contact Practitioner) Services
Reference number
M-21-05
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85160000 - Optician services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is supporting NHS Southport & Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG who are the Contracting Authority for this opportunity. The CCGs are also working in partnership with NHS West Lancashire CCG and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust. The Contracting Authority wishes to award a contract for an Optometry First (First Contact Practitioner) Service for patients in the CCG area.
The Contracting Authority wishes to award a 3-year contract with the option to extend for a further 1 x 1-year period.
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: £1,500,237
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD73 - Sefton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is awarding a contract to a Prime Contractor who will manage a range of Optometry First (First Contact Practitioner) Services. The services are designed to provide safe, integrated, and sustainable system-wide clinical care pathways to support COVID-19 recovery and restoration and the prevention of avoidable visual impairment.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
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.
A call for Expressions of Interest has previously been carried out and Primary Eyecare Services were the only service provider to submit a response to the call for Expressions of Interest and in that response, provided evidence of the capability and capacity to deliver the service.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-023255
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
NHS Southport & Formby CCG and South Sefton CCG Optometry First (First Contact Practitioner) Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 November 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
Primary Eye Care Services Ltd
Waulk Mill (2.3), 51 Bengal Street
Manchester
M4 6LN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
Internet address
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: £1,500,237
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,500,237
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
The delivery of the service will be sub-contracted to community-based optometry service providers.
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is publishing this VEAT Notice to confirm NHS South Sefton CCG’s and NHS Southport & Formby CCG’s intention to award a contract for the Optometry First (First Practitioner Contact) Service to Primary Eyecare Services Ltd. A call for Expressions of Interest has previously been carried out and Primary Eyecare Services were the only service provider to submit a response to the call for Expressions of Interest and in that response, provided evidence of the capability and capacity to deliver the service.
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 10th June 2022, there will be a 10-day standstill period, concluding on Monday 20th June 2022. Following satisfactory conclusion of the standstill period, the CCG will enter into a contract with Primary Eyecare Services Ltd for 3 year(s) with the option to extend by 1 x 1-year period.
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
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
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
Country
United Kingdom