Contract

Invitation to Tender to Provide Expert Lean Improvement Training

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-018930

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047134

Published 19 June 2024, 3:01pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw

Cardiff

CF15 7QZ

Contact

Shannon Mason

Email

shannon.mason@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1443848585

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221

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

Invitation to Tender to Provide Expert Lean Improvement Training

Reference number

PHW-OJEU-44007

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80561000 - Health training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The purpose of this project is to outline the requirement to tender to provide expert lean improvement training and support to enable two large-scale pieces of work in NHS Wales. Working alongside Improvement Cymru and supporting the work of all Health organisations in Wales, this learning will support the pace of improvement and change required to make powerful service changes.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of this specification is to outline the requirement to tender to provide expert lean improvement training and support to enable two large-scale pieces of work in NHS Wales. Working alongside Improvement Cymru and supporting the work of all Health organisations in Wales, this learning will support the pace of improvement and change required to make powerful service changes.

These two priority pieces of work are to:

- Increase the pace of the flow of patients who require unscheduled care

- Support the pace of pathways of care for patients who has a suspicion of cancer.

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

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 032-076467


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

PHW-OJEU-44007

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Please note additional information on this procurement:

1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the PQQ and ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms.

3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date.

4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling.

5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.

6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=98988

(WA Ref:142368)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.

Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful.

Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1.

Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.