Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
enquiries@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD61 - Warrington
NHS Organisation Data Service
OYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.cheshireandmersesyside.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
Eye Care Single Point of Access for East Cheshire, West Cheshire, Halton, Knowsley and St Helens Places
Reference number
WHISP-263
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (C&M ICB), which has appointed a supplier to provide an Eye Care Single Point of Access in Cheshire and Merseyside covering East Cheshire, West Cheshire, Knowsley, Halton and St Helens Places.
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: £200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
- UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
- UKD71 - East Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
ICB Places of: East Cheshire, West Cheshire, Knowsley, Halton and St Helens
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (C&M ICB), which has appointed a supplier to provide an Eye Care Single Point of Access in Cheshire and Merseyside covering East Cheshire, West Cheshire, Knowsley, Halton and St Helens Places.
This is a pilot service and is to run for an initial 6-month period from 1st July 2024 with the option to extend for a further maximum period of 6 months.
The ICB will remunerate the provider of this service on a cost per case basis and has used the activity data detailed in the Service Specification as an estimate of the number of patients that is likely to use the Single Point of Access during the initial 6-month period. The financial envelope that has been set aside for this contract is approximately £100,000 for the initial 6-month period based on the expected activity levels listed in the Service Specification. Should the activity be higher than the anticipated levels listed in the Service Specification, then the provider will receive increased revenue based on their cost per case quotation response. The ICB has a further maximum budget of £100,000 available and this will be utilised to fund the extra activity levels within the initial six-month period and/or fund an additional contract period of a maximum of 6 months at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery of an Effective Service / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Model / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery of Outcomes / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Effective Patient Pathway / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - General Question / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - Public Sector Equality Duty5 / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
This is a pilot service and is to run for an initial 6-month period from 1st July 2024 with the option to extend for a further maximum period of 6 months.
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-010070
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
7 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primary Eyecare Services Ltd
Waulk Mill (2.2), 51 Bengal Street
Manchester
M4 6LN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
Companies House
06722353
Internet address
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: £200,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £200,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This procurement is being carried out in line with the requirements which fall under Regulation 11 for the award of a contract with a competition, and Schedule 1 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. As such, the competitive tendering of these Services is being run as a bespoke, single-stage tender process as described in the documentation that was available to bidders and in the Find a Tender contract notice reference 2024/S 000-010070.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
enquiries@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom