Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
North East and North Cumbria
Waterfront 4, Goldcrest Way Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Telephone
+44 1642746918
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/contact-us/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
North East and North Cumbria - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme
Reference number
NHSE561
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
North East and North Cumbria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Services within North East and North Cumbria is currently provided by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and this contract is to be extended for a period of 6-months until 30 September2023.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 April 2017
End date
31 March 2022
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2016/S 131-234937
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
North East and North Cumbria
Title
North East and North Cumbria - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 October 2016
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Sheriff Hill, Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE9 6SX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Internet address
https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £274,682
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:227259)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice
The High Courts of Justice
London
WC242LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
North East and North Cumbria
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The Contracting Authority has run a market engagement exercise in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme across the North Region including the North East and North Cumbria, South Yorkshire &
Bassetlaw, Lancashire & South Cumbria and Greater Manchester & East Cheshire (excluding Glossop) – see Find a Tender Service number (20220422-000001).
As a result of the feedback from the RFI, the Contracting Authority needs to extend the existing contract to allow time to address the issues raised by suppliers. The contract will be extended for 6-months from 01 April 2023 to 30 September 2023.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 April 2023
End date
30 September 2023
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£274,682
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Sheriff Hill Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE9 6SX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC - North East (England)
Internet address
https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
This extension falls within the requirements of regulation 72(1)(c) of the PCR 2015
(i) The need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen.
Having considered the responses to the RFI from potential suppliers there is a requirement to take account of the request for an appropriately extended mobilisation period between 20 – 36 weeks to allow for recovery of the service of backlogs resulting from
Covid-19; as well as the need to review the viability of the financial envelope offered by benchmarking financial costs across AAA services. These requirements were not foreseeable to the Contracting Authority.
(ii) The modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract. The 6-month modification from 01 April 2023 to 30 September 2023 will not result in any change to the overall nature of the AAA Screening Programme.
(iii) Any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement. The 6-month extension value does not exceed 50% value of the original contract.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The Contracting Authority has run a market engagement exercise in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme across the North Region including the North East and North Cumbria, South Yorkshire &
Bassetlaw, Lancashire & South Cumbria and Greater Manchester & East Cheshire (excluding Glossop) – see Find a Tender Service number (20220422-000001).
As a result of the feedback from the RFI, the Contracting Authority needs to extend the existing contract to allow time to address the
issues raised by suppliers. The contract will be extended for 6-months from 01 April 2023 to 30 September 2023.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £3,296,178
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £3,570,860