Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
Stafford Education & Enterprise Park, Weston Road,
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
NHS Organisation Data Service
QNC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
CMT1209 - Low Vision Aid Service
Reference number
CMT-1209
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85160000 - Optician services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Low vision services: The aim of the service is to enable people with loss of vision to regain or maintain as much independence and autonomy as possible. The overall objective is to enable people with sight loss to make maximum and best use of their remaining eyesight and visual function.
This is a, activity based contract. The contract expenditure for 2023/24 was £2,581.
This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 23rd of October 2024 to 31/12/2025 bringing the lifetime value of the contract to the value of c. £3,226. Under the test for considerable change this is within the permitted criteria (not exceeding £500,000 and 25%).
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: £3,226
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of the services to be provided: The service offers additional support to patients who have accessed Ophthalmology and require some additional support with low vision aids, to patients with non-complex needs that can be assessed and supported with the necessary aids in a community setting.
The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably.
Anticipated spend is activity based. The contract expenditure for 2023/24 was £2,581.00. Based on this, the anticipated lifetime value of the contract to the value of c. £3,226 (not exceeding £500,000 and 25%) and is therefore permitted.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £3,226
The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 23/10/2024 to 31/12/2025.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
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 the 22nd of October 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
Contract No
CMT-1209
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Prince & Bates Opticians
Burton-on-Trent
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG22 - Shropshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,226
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 decision makers by the 22nd of October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Email address where written representations should be sent: governance@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk
Details of the award decision-makers: NHS SSOT ICB Finance and Performance Committee 3rd of September 2024
Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: The PCCD MDT and POG agreement and approval processes seek to identify any Conflicts of Interest and, if declared, these are documented and managed according to SSOT ICB policy. Persons with known or declared Conflicts of Interest would be excluded from the decision-making process. In this case, no conflicts were declared by any members of the ICB's Finance and Performance Committee.
Relative importance and rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: The continuation of existing services will maintain existing capacity and reduced demand on primary and secondary care. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract. The ICB Quality & Finance teams undertook diligence and details checks recorded on the DMR Tracker held by the ICB.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom