Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
7&8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
Contact
Jessica Gaucher-Thompson
jessica.gaucher-thompson@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
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Centres
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Contract Award Notice is to notify the market that NHS England -Specialised Commissioning have awarded four (4) separate Contracts for the provision of Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Centres across the following Lots:
Lot 1 -North: comprising the NHS England Regions: the North East and Yorkshire; the North West
Lot 2 - Midlands and East of England: comprising the NHS England Regions: the East Midlands; the West Midlands and the East of England
Lot 3 - South: comprising the NHS England Regions: South East and the South West
Lot 4 - London: comprising the NHS England London Region
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England Specialised Commissioning (referred to as the Commissioner), undertook a market engagement exercise to understand the current and future capacity and capability of the incumbent and potential providers within this highly specialised area.
As a result of this exercise, it was deemed that a formal tender process was not required as it was noted that competition is absent in each individual lot, the Commissioner reserved the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition.
This contract is effective for an initial period of three (3) years from 1st November 2023, with an option to extend for a further one (1) year period.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £6,126,600
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - the North
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE4 - West Yorkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
No response required.
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - the Midlands and East of England
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
No response required.
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - the South
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
No response required.
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 4 - London
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
No response required.
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:
A comprehensive market engagement exercise was conducted to understand the current and future capacity and capability of potential providers.
The exercise included a publicly accessible invitation for providers to express interest and demonstrate their capability to meet the contract requirements.
For each of lots only one capable provider responded to the market engagement exercise.
The responses were thoroughly assessed and deemed to be sufficient evidence of a lack of competition (per lot) in the market for the specified service.
The market engagement documentation clearly stated that commissioners would consider placing direct awards where competition is deemed to be absent following a review of the market engagement responses.
Given the evidence of a lack of competition, as demonstrated by the singular response (per individual lot) to the market engagement exercise, direct awards have been placed with all capable providers for each of the Lots.
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: 2023/S 000-020748
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
1
Title
North comprising the NHS England Regions: the North East and Yorkshire; the North West
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 November 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
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE42 - Leeds
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: £1,361,420
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,361,420
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 2
Title
Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Centres Lot 2: The Midlands and East of England comprising the NHS England Regions: the East Midlands; the West Midlands and the East of England
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 November 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
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST
University Hospitals of Leicester Headquarters, Level 3, Balmoral Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square , Leicester
Leicester
LE1 5WW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Internet address
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk
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: £1,311,444
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,311,444
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 3
Title
Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Centres Lot 3: The South comprising the NHS England Regions: South East and the South West
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 November 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
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ32 - Southampton
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: £1,311,444
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,311,444
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
Lot 4
Title
Adult Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) Centres Lot 4: London comprising the NHS England London Region
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 November 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
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI6 - Outer London – South
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: £2,104,016
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,104,016
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This service is for all patients with a diagnosis of PCD over the age of 16 years. This can be patients with a diagnosis made by the PCD Diagnostic Service, patients with a diagnosis of PCD made by a diagnostic service outside the UK, with diagnostic criteria compatible with those in England, or in rare cases, patients in whom a definitive diagnosis has not been made, but in whom the diagnosis is extremely likely (in the clinical opinion of the PCD Specialist). It is a lifelong service for these patients. The service can be accessed by any eligible patient with a diagnosis of PCD irrespective of gender, age, sex, disability, religious belief. Interpreters or use of a language line are provided for families for whom English is not their first language.
The national adult PCD service works closely with the paediatric PCD services and provides a geographically accessible service for patients offering seamless transition for patients from the paediatric PCD centres. The paediatric HSS manages patients up to the age of 16 years, thereafter patients will be managed in the national adult PCD service. Each service additionally provides an outreach service to ensure national equity of access. The centrally commissioned specialised service provides all patients with an annual review, access to the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and a detailed management plan. Further outpatient appointments at the specialist centre are dictated by clinical need and stability. Some PCD patients require intravenous antibiotics either at home or as inpatients. Inpatient care, with appropriate specialised physiotherapy and MDT input, is provided either at the specialist centre or in local services with supervision by the specialist centre.
The core objective of this service is to ensure that all patients with PCD have access to the optimal standards of care to enable a reduction in the morbidity and mortality associated with the condition.
The service aims to:
ensure that all PCD adult patients, wherever they live, have access to and are managed according to optimal standards of care. This includes ensuring that:
all PCD adult patients have an annual review by a specialist PCD MDT consisting of a PCD specialist consultant, physiotherapist, nurse specialist and ENT specialist with access to a dietician and psychologist as needed.
all PCD adult patients have access to appropriate home and inpatient antibiotic services
care and management of patients with PCD is coordinated so that patients receive appropriate respiratory, ENT, cardiac, obstetric and physiotherapy care, fertility advice, palliative care and care for other conditions associated with PCD
patients / families and other health professionals are educated on the implications and management of PCD.
raise awareness in the adult respiratory community about the diagnosis of PCD to ensure that these patients are transferred from bronchiectasis clinics to the PCD specialist service to monitor their condition and limit disease progression
reduce the morbidity and mortality related to PCD, as well as the economic burden, associated with late diagnosis and poorly managed disease
enter patients into a national database.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Arden and GEM CSU
St John's House, East Street
Leicester
LE1 6NB
Country
United Kingdom