Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Place of Sefton (Formerly Southport&Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton CCG)
Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
Telephone
+44 1513178456
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD73 - Sefton
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.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
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside (formerly NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton) - Community Dermatology Service
Reference number
M-21-02
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121282 - Dermatology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is supporting NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Place of Sefton who wish to award a contract for a Community Dermatology Service for patients living in the Place of Sefton.
The aim of the service is to provide support within a community setting for patients with acute and chronic skin conditions.
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: £4,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD73 - Sefton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissioner operates 4 levels of Dermatology provision for patients. These are:
Level 1 – Self-management
Level 2 – GP Management
Level 3 – Community Dermatology Service
Level 4 – Acute specialist care
The Commissioner was looking to commission the level 3 Community Dermatology service within this procurement. The aim of the service is to provide support within a community setting for patients with acute and chronic skin conditions.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Cost Criterion / Weighting: 20
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
Restricted 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: 2021/S 000-024524
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Lot No
1
Title
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside (formerly NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton) - Community Dermatology Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vita Health Solutions Ltd
14 Woolhall Street,
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 1LA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address
https://www.vitahealthgroup.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: £4,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,000,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
Clinical and patient facing elements.
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This procurement was for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (‘Regulations’) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
The only selection for type of Procedure was “Restricted” and the Contracting Authority wishes to clarify that this is not a Restricted procedure but “Other” procedure under the Light Touch Regime. The procedure which the Contracting Authority is following is set out in the procurement documents.
The procedure which the Contracting Authority is following is set out in the procurement documents.
As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
www.midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
Country
United Kingdom