Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Wellington Civic Offices, Larkin Way, Tan Bank, Wellington
Telford
TF1 1LX
Contact
Hayley Smith
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk/
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
Primary Care Vasectomy Services
Reference number
WHISP-365
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121300 - Surgical specialist services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Procurement relates to the provision of Primary Care Vasectomy Services.
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: £600,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
- UKG22 - Shropshire CC
Main site or place of performance
County of Shropshire.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Intention to Award Notice is issued in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Vasectomy services across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin are provided within two settings: Primary Care and Acute. This award covers the Primary Care contracts only, the provision of Primary Care Vasectomy Services. NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (NHS STW) currently holds contracts with the following GP Practices for this service and anticipates no change to the current service provision:
- Marysville Medical Practice
- Shifnal and Priorslee Medical Practice
- Stirchley Medical Practice
This contracts covers the full vasectomy pathway including:
- Pre-counselling
- Procedure
- Post-counselling and sample test
For the procedure there are two options locally:
- General surgery where general anaesthetic is necessary or requested, (patients who require a general anaesthetic are referred to secondary care),
- Procedure under local anaesthetic (undertaken in primary care).
NHS STW is satisfied that the requirements for the provision of health care services are not changing considerably, i.e., they don't meet the considerable change threshold as set out in Regulation 6(10).
The intention is to award a contract to:
- Marysville Medical Practice
- Shifnal and Priorslee Medical Practice
- Stirchley Medical Practice
The existing providers, via the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 9, Direct Award C.
The contract period shall be for a period 36-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028. The estimated budget value is £600,000.00, which will be split between the 3 providers based on volume of procedures.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. / Weighting: 100
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 26/05/2025. 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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Shifnal & Priorslee Medical Practice, Stirchley Medical Practice, Marysville Medical Practice
Telford / Shrewsbury
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Partnership
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £600,000
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 26/05/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representation can be sent to: stw.stw.cmt@nhs.net
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Wellington Civic Offices, Larkin Way
Tan Bank
Wellington
Telford
TF1 1LX
Details of the award decision makers:
NHS STW ICB Commissioning Working Group on 19/03/2025.
Details of declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed:
There were no conflicts of interest noted.
Relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria:
Equal weighting and prioritisation was given to each of the key criteria as all key criteria are deemed to be of equal importance when considering the direct award. Based on the key criteria the provider was deemed to be delivering the service to a satisfactory standard and would likely continue to deliver the service to a satisfactory standard during the period covered for this award.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Wellington Civic Offices, Larkin Way, Tan Bank, Wellington
Telford
TF1 1LX
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Written representation should be sent by 26/05/2025