Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services
Ty Gorwel
Carmarthen
SA31 3BB
Contact
Josh Wood
Telephone
+44 1633831530
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
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
Minuteful Kidney Healthy IO
Reference number
HDD-VEAT-23-03
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71632000 - Technical testing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Hywel Dda University Health Board has awarded a contract for the provision of Minuteful Kidney home albumin-to-creatinine ("ACR") testing.
Minuteful Kidney is a home urine test for measuring ACR for use, in primary care, in patients at risk of chronic kidney disease (“CKD”).
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: £87,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71632000 - Technical testing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL14 - South West Wales
Main site or place of performance
Hywel Ddda University Health Board
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Minuteful Kidney is a home urine test for measuring albumin-to-creatinine ratio (“ACR”) for use, in primary care, in patients at risk of chronic kidney disease (“CKD”). The aim of the technology is to improve uptake of ACR testing in patients with conditions including diabetes and high blood pressure in order to promote early identification and treatment of CKD and reduce rates of end-stage renal disease (“ESRD”).
The Health Board wish to pursue this new innovative technology within the North Ceredigion Cluster to boost the uptake of ACR testing and reduce the demand on primary and secondary care sites with staff time and resources saved.
The solution provides an end to end service with the supplier assuming responsibility for onboarding patients and positively impacting cases to reduce acute kidney injury.
The procurement is a pilot scheme as the technology is a new innovation and unique to the market with only one supplier in the niche marketspace. There are also no public procurement frameworks available to link the requirement to.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
Hywel Dda University Health Board seeks to direct award a contract to HEALTHY. IO (UK) LTD for the provision of Minuteful Kidney home albumin-to-creatinine ratio (“ACR”) testing for a two (2) year period from the 1st November 2023. The procurement is a pilot scheme as the technology is a new innovation and unique to the market with only one supplier in the niche marketspace. There are also no public procurement frameworks available to link the requirement to.
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: 2023/S 000-030613
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
HDD-VEAT-23-03
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 November 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Healthy.io
The King's Fund 11-13 Cavendish Square
London
W1G 0AN
Telephone
+44 271837939
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: £87,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:136243)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom