Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of NHS Wales Executive
2nd Floor Woodland House, Maes-y-Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4TT
Contact
Nia Miles
Telephone
+44 2921501375
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Pre-Hospital Assessment for Stroke Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111000 - Hospital services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The NHS Shared Services Partnership hosted by Velindre are acting on behalf of the NHS Welsh Health Collaborative to procure a pilot scheme that has the potential to assist in redefining stroke and stroke mimic pathways. This could result in drastic improvement in stroke patient care from pre-hospital through to treatment and life beyond. Consequentially, this will prove to have significant savings to the NHS, relieve pressure on the interlinked departments and help improve staff attrition. The awarded company is the only supplier within the UK market at present that has the ability to provide a revolutionary multi-faceted service which. Using secure, advanced multi-stream video technology, expert specialists from anywhere in the region can connect with paramedics to undertake virtual triage and assessment aided by connectivity to video, device and data feeds displayed in a single screen user interface. The system can also provide connectivity to bedside telemedicine carts can enable further diagnostics or AI solutions to be connected for more detailed assessment needs. This is a time specific driven piece of work. Their service enables a video link between paramedics and consultants for a clinical level consultation in pre-hospital environments, high-resolution displays which can be adapted and optimised for diagnostic quality, and can connect across the whole stroke pathway at any time, amongst other critical requirements for this service. Visionable gives remote on call clinicians faster access to and sharing of advanced radiological interventions, along with the ability to implement new imaging workflows and integrate AI with telemedicine delivery. Further, the company supports connectivity within rural locations allowing for consistency of service in the most-hard to reach areas of Wales.
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: £70,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111000 - Hospital services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance
Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The NHS Shared Services Partnership hosted by Velindre are acting on behalf of the NHS Welsh Health Collaborative to procure a pilot scheme that has the potential to assist in redefining stroke and stroke mimic pathways. This could result in drastic improvement in stroke patient care from pre-hospital through to treatment and life beyond. Consequentially, this will prove to have significant savings to the NHS, relieve pressure on the interlinked departments and help improve staff attrition. The awarded company is the only supplier within the UK market at present that has the ability to provide a revolutionary multi-faceted service which. Using secure, advanced multi-stream video technology, expert specialists from anywhere in the region can connect with paramedics to undertake virtual triage and assessment aided by connectivity to video, device and data feeds displayed in a single screen user interface. The system can also provide connectivity to bedside telemedicine carts can enable further diagnostics or AI solutions to be connected for more detailed assessment needs. This is a time specific driven piece of work. Their service enables a video link between paramedics and consultants for a clinical level consultation in pre-hospital environments, high-resolution displays which can be adapted and optimised for diagnostic quality, and can connect across the whole stroke pathway at any time, amongst other critical requirements for this service. Visionable gives remote on call clinicians faster access to and sharing of advanced radiological interventions, along with the ability to implement new imaging workflows and integrate AI with telemedicine delivery. Further, the company supports connectivity within rural locations allowing for consistency of service in the most-hard to reach areas of Wales.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative / Weighting: 50
Cost criterion - Name: commercial / Weighting: 50
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
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The Visionable platform provides a unique level of collaboration capability that has been developed in response to the specific needs of stroke telemedicine, enabling the stroke telemedicine pathway to be run from anywhere 24/7 with minimal training. Training and education from experts that have proven experience in delivering this type of service are on hand to help establish, embed and deliver the service with clinical stakeholders. It supports a limited expert workforce with the capability to deliver service at scale without compromising standards of care. Further, the company supports connectivity within rural locations allowing for consistency of service in the most-hard to reach areas of Wales. They are the only supplier on the market at present that can provide this service to the specific standard set out by the Trust.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-035854
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
19 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Visionable Limited
The old Winary, Furnace Lane
Tunbridge Wells
TN38EW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £70,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This notice is advising of an award provided in 2023 and is undertaken to close off the notice.
(WA Ref:144010)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Royal Courts Of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom