Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Warrington Hospital,Lovely Lane
WARRINGTON
WA51QG
Contact
Francis Arhin
Telephone
+44 1925275280
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD61 - Warrington
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Provision of Echocardiographers
Reference number
RM6276
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To provide echocardiographers to carry out 45-minute scans per week and associated reporting at Halton Hospital.
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: £326,040
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33112340 - Echocardiographs
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD6 - Cheshire
Main site or place of performance
Halton Hospital Site, Hospital Way, Palacefields, Runcorn WA7 2DA
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is the intention of the authority to award the contract under the most suitable contract process. Approximate life time value of this contract is £326,040.00 VAT exempt.
This is a new service with an existing provider. Anticipated start date of 31st July 2024.
Echocardiographers to carry out scans and associated reporting at our Halton site. The Trust will be looking for approximately 55 scans per week but this may increase or decrease depending on the budget available.
- We are confident the contract period allows for delivery of the indicative volumes.
- Our initial conversation also included activity at Warrington Hospital, so we would be interested in understanding flexibility across both sites through the course of the contract, specifically for weekdays.
- Xyla Elective Care are happy to support with flexibility of service and would suggest capacity periods of 3 months over the duration of this contract to ensure that volume supplied matches the needs of the trust
- Current projected availability for June, based on 3x members of staff, whose availability has been ring-fenced for Warrington.
o At least one member of staff is familiar with the Trust
o Availability of 24 clinics (immediately bookable) through June, for an initial minimum of ~300 patients
- This is without any weekend capacity or expanded recruitment and based on a combination of short and long days as an average projection.
- Our existing staffing pool includes options for up to 8 additional staff in the local area for resilience and additional capacity over weekdays/weekends.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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) 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 04/07/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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
Contract No
RM6276
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Xyla Elective Care, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2APXyla Elective Care, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP
London
Telephone
+44 2077132756
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD6 - Cheshire
Companies House
11208789
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: £326,040
Total value of the contract/lot: £326,040
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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 04/07/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to francis.arhin1@nhs.net
The decision-makers are Carol Graham - carolgraham1@nhs.net, and Sharon Martlow - s.martlow@nhs.net
There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interests.
As Xyla Elective Care provided the highest percentage discount off tariff, the documents that they submitted were provided to the Cardio-Respiratory department. Following a review of these documents, members of the department advised that the documents provided reassurance that Xyla Elective Care were able to meet the department's requirements for quality assurance and clinical governance.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington
Country
United Kingdom