Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB
Block C, 1st Floor,Dukes Court, Duke Street
WOKING
KT229AE
Contact
Amber Byrne
Telephone
+44 7585996337
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ26 - East Surrey
NHS Organisation Data Service
QXU
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
TB Testing
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The one off service provision is required to undertake blood tests to screen a group of individuals, identified by UKSHA, as being at risk of TB infection due to workplace contact. The most relevant CPV code is thought to be 85111810-1 for blood analysis 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: £2,976
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Surrey
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Urgent TB screening requirement due to the high risk of spread of TB infection identified in a workplace situation, being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort is tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider infection and spread. This contract is awarded due to an urgent circumstance.
Current service providers for TB screening do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB, consequently blood tests and processing needed to be outsourced.
The lifetime value of the contract is £2,976 for screening of all impacted staff on a single day, 26th June 2024.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Our current service providers for TB do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB. They can provide clinical support with regards to symptom checking and urgent referrals if necessary but the blood tests and processing need to be outsourced. The urgency is to the infectious nature of TB and the workplace situation being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort are tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider spread.
The provider selected supplies an on request national service for rapid tuberculosis diagnostics via blood test*. They are one of two organisations providing the service, with the other covering only London.
Clinical recommendation for screening and possible use of this provider from UKSHA.
*The T-SPOT TB blood test is able to identify latent infections which, if left undiagnosed and untreated, may lead to active disease and further transmission to others.
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:
There are limited occasions where relevant authorities may need to act urgently and award or modify contracts to address immediate risks to patient or public safety.
These circumstances include where:
• a new service needs to be arranged rapidly in an unforeseen emergency or local, regional or national crisis, e.g., to deal with a pandemic
• urgent quality/safety concerns pose risks to patients or the public and necessitate rapid changes
• an existing provider is suddenly unable to provide services under an existing contract (for example, a provider becomes insolvent or experiences a sudden lack of critical workforce) and a new provider needs to be found.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES ABOVE ARE MET.
In urgent situations, relevant authorities may make the following decisions without following the steps required under this regime:
• re-award contracts held by the existing provider(s)
• award contract(s) for new services
• award contract(s) for considerably changed services
• make contract modifications (without limitation).
THE SECOND BULLET POINT ABOVE IS REQUIRED IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE.
An urgent award or modification must only be made by a relevant authority when all the below apply:
• the award or modification must be made urgently
• the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the relevant authority
• delaying the award of the contract to conduct a full application of the regime would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES ABOVE ARE MET.
justification for using the urgent circumstances exemption:
The current service providers for TB do not have capacity for community screening of more than 10 patients in any one episode of active TB. The urgency is to the infectious nature of TB and the workplace situation being a fast food outlet with high levels of public throughput. It is imperative that the identified cohort are tested as soon as possible to reduce risk of wider spread.
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
26 June 2024
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
Revvity
143 Park Drive, Milton Park
Abingdon
OX14 4SE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House
04418157
Internet address
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: £2,976
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,976
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.'
Surrey Heartland ICB, as a relevant authority, considers that the award of this service is urgent due to the high risk of spread of TB infection
The service is required to undertake blood tests to screen a group of individuals, identified by UKSHA, as being at risk of TB infection due to workplace contact.
The contract is for a single day, 26th June 2024.
Decisions makers for this contract are:
Clinical recommendation from UKSHA Dr Charlie Flynn and Anna Hoad.
Surrey Heartlands ICB personnel:
Sarah Watkin, Associate Director of Pharmacy
Clare Stone, ICS Director of Multi-Professional Leadership and Chief Nursing Officer
Claire Fuller, Director of Operational Finance
No conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest were identified amongst those making the decision to award.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB and UKSHA
Woking
Country
United Kingdom