Contract

Community Vasectomy Service

  • NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-033944

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04afa1

Published 21 October 2024, 1:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

White Rose House, West Parade

Wakefield

WF1 1LT

Contact

Yusuf Ismail

Email

wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE45 - Wakefield

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/

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 Vasectomy Service

Reference number

Ref_ project_315_con_ATAMIS

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Community Vasectomy Service

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £55,000 taken into consideration

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE45 - Wakefield

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance. The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract under the PSR Urgent Award process. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.

For the provision of a community non-consultant led minimally invasive vasectomy (MIV) service for registered General Practice population of Wakefield District for 4 months, 3 October 2024 to 2 February 2025. Value approx. £55K for the 4 months.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100

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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Community Vasectomy Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

30 September 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

MSI Reproductive Choices

1 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square,

London

W1T 6LP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE45 - Wakefield
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer: £1 / Highest offer: £55,000 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

- MSI has been unable to complete the treatment of all patients on its caseload, following the 3-month contract notice given to it by the ICB on the 2nd July 2024. On balance it has been determined that these patients should be given the choice of either staying with MSI to commence/complete their treatment, or to be transferred to the new provider of a vasectomy service to the General Practice population of Wakefield District, Novus Health Limited.

- As per the service exit arrangements discussed between MSI and Novus Health Limited, there is a cohort of patients who wish to commence/complete their treatment with MSI.

Programme Manager, Planned Care Redesign, Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership – 30th September 2024

Assistant Director of Contracting, Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership – 30th September 2024

- No conflicts of interest declared for this contract award

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

WYICB PSR Review Panel

White Rose House, West Parade

Wakefield

WF1 1LT

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel

London

London

SE1 8UG

Country

United Kingdom