Contract

Supply of a booking platform to facilitate the purchase of Covid-19 test(s)

  • Department of Health and Social Care

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-022722

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02e031

Published 13 September 2021, 5:04pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Email

stephen.boddy@dhsc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Supply of a booking platform to facilitate the purchase of Covid-19 test(s)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 63515000 - Travel services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Supply of a booking platform to facilitate the purchase of Covid-19 test(s) by a person who is required by law take Covid-19 test(s) when arriving in the UK from a country designated as being on the ‘Amber List’ or ‘Green List’

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: £8,064,573

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE41 - Bradford

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A number of contracting options have been considered including contracting via a CCS consultancy framework with the consultancy partner then subcontracting the work to CTM, this has however been commercially rejected due to high fees. MQS Commercial’s recommendation that a direct award under section 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 is made. The duration is short term in nature to October 21.

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

  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

Interim solution only, gap in service would results in operational risk for MQS.

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

3 August 2021

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

CORPORATE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT NORTH LTD

SHIRE HOUSE | HUMBOLDT STREET | BRADFORD

Bradford

BD1 5HQ

Telephone

+44 02074299600

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE41 - Bradford
National registration number

0488182

Internet address

https://www.travelctm.co.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: £8,064,573

Lowest offer: £8,064,573 / Highest offer: £8,064,573 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care