Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wirral Community Health & Care Trust
Church Road
BIRKENHEAD
CH420LQ
Contact
Heather Thornton-Dawson
Telephone
+44 1515142888-6004
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD74 - Wirral
NHS Organisation Data Service
RY7
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Community Cardiology
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Consultant Cardiologist to provide Community Cardiology Outpatients Model, Clinical Leadership and support service developments. This is a one year contract with option to extend for a further period of 12 months
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: £68,415.38
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Basic criteria are met - service requirements below:
• Consultant Cardiologist and ability to act as Clinical Lead
• Professional membership with the General Medical Council
• Extensive relevant experience
• Ability to clinically triage incoming referrals for cardiology
including echocardiography
• Ability to undertake both telephone and face to face
consultations.
• Ability to record keep appropriately within allocated time.
• Able to provide clinical supervision to junior members of the
clinical team
• Able to contribute to cardiology MDTs.
• SystmOne trained
Provider meets all the above requirements evidenced through delivery of the current service and audit of qualifications.
The Service is in scope of PSR (Regulation 3 Schedule 1)
The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably i.e. The considerable change threshold Regulation 6(10), 6(12) is not met
The Trust has undertaken an assessment against basic criteria and service specific key criteria and determined that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
The Trust is not required to follow Direct Award Processes A or B and the intention is to award under Direct Award Process C
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: VFM assessed as one of the criteria / Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 3rd September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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
21 August 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
Liverpool Heart & Chest NHS Foundation Trust
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
L14 3PE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RBQ
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: £68,414.68
Total value of the contract/lot: £68,414.68
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to by midnight on 3rd September 2024 to wchc.wchcpsr@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Details of the award decision-makers:
Community Cardiology Lead
Service Director
Management Accountant
Head of Procurement
Deputy Director of Contracts & Commissioning
Interim Chief Finance Officer
No conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were declared
Criterion Weighting
(out of 100) Score Total
Quality and innovation 25 5 25
Value 10 3 6
Integration, Collaboration
and service sustainability 30 5 30
Improving access,
reducing health
inequalities, and facilitating
choice 30 5 30
Social Value 5 10 10
Total 96/100
- include a statement explaining the relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria.
Sample wording: 'Conflicts of interest identified among [group/committee/officer]: [number]. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided which steps to take to avoid or manage it. [Potential steps may include: excluding the conflicted member from related discussions, excluding the conflicted member from decision-making, delegating the matter to a sub-committee of non-conflicted decision-makers, or seeking independent advice to help make the decision. This list is illustrative rather than exhaustive.]'"
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel following trust review
National body
Country
United Kingdom