Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Commercial Contract Manager
england.commercialqueries@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Evaluation of Emergency Department blood borne virus testing
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Evaluation of Emergency Department blood borne virus
testing
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: £400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
National
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The evaluation of the Emergency Department (ED) Blood borne virus (BBV) opt out testing project. As part of the Government’s HIV Action Plan published in Dec 2021 the Government committed to provide £20m of funding to NHS
England across three years to support the introduction of opt-out testing for HIV in 34 EDs in locations with the highest prevalence of HIV diagnosed.
This will support efforts to achieve the Government target of zero HIV transmissions in England by 2030. We have partnered with the NHSE Eliminating Hepatitis C programme team to include Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C testing in a BBV testing approach.
UKHSA and academic partners will undertake monitoring and evaluation to optimise the opt-out testing programme in terms of individual and public health benefits as well as value for money, a three-pronged evaluation approach is proposed: combining public health monitoring and evaluation, economic evaluation (collecting mainly quantitative data) as well as implementation optimisation / behavioural science research (collecting mainly qualitative data) to guide optimisation and standardisation and any
future roll-out of ED testing in lower prevalence sites.
Available demographic data on age, sex, ethnicity and deprivation (based on IMD of home address) will be used to investigate differences in testing and diagnosis to explore inequalities related to testing and accessing of treatment.
This analysis will support sites in targeting interventions (e.g. assertive outreach and increased use of peer support) at populations who are less likely to engage and maintain contact with treatment services, and thus align our work with CORE5PLUS aims.
This project has seen considerable early successes. External evaluation will ensure that we maximise the learning opportunities to inform clinical practice and BBV policy, and to demonstrate that this approach is both effective in reaching disadvantaged groups and cost effective.
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:
Criteria for STA: One economic operator due to exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Justification of STA Criteria and Reason: UKHSA is responsible for surveillance of HIV and viral hepatitis in England. This evaluation requires the matching of site level reported data with the national surveillance data, and UKHSA is the only organisation able to do this.
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
23 May 2023
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
UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY (UKHSA)
3rd Floor, 2 Rivergate
Bristol
BS1 6EH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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: £400,000
Lowest offer: £400,000 / Highest offer: £400,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom