Award

Limbs and Things equipment and consumables for nurse training

  • Oxford Brookes University

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-035447

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b336

Published 1 November 2024, 11:31am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Oxford Brookes University

Gipsy Lane, Headington

OXFORD

OX30BP

Contact

Stephen Warren

Email

p0096821@brookes.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 7557025037

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.brookes.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.brookes.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Limbs and Things equipment and consumables for nurse training

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33100000 - Medical equipments

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Clinically accurate Limbs and Things equipment/consumables to facilitate training, mentoring and the continued professional development of student nurses.

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: £350,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33140000 - Medical consumables
  • 34152000 - Training simulators

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Oxford

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Medical simulator trainers are used across Oxford Brookes School of Nursing and Midwifery courses to facilitate training, mentoring and the continued professional development of student nurses. The contracting authority has identified a need to acquire additional deliveries of equipment from its original supplier in order to ensure its compatibility therewith. A change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to replace medical simulator trainers with different technical characteristics to existing. This would result in additional significant cost, incompatibility and disproportionate technical difficulties in the continued operation and maintenance.

These are the only products and consumables compatible with the existing Limbs and Things medical simulator trainers and therefore there is no competition for this contract until the end of life of the existing kit.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Limbs and Things is the only supplier that offers realism and clinical accuracy with veins dispensing blood and other authentic procedures for the existing small equipment for medical and nursing

use. The consumables, such as the faux blood are specific to Limbs and Things existing equipment therefore there is no competition for this contract.


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:

These are the only products and consumables compatible with the existing Limbs and Things medical simulator trainers and therefore there is no competition for this contract until the end of life of the existing kit.

PCR2015 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 November 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Limbs and Things

Sussex Street

Bristol

BS2 0RA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

02532281

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £350,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £350,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Client cannot guarantee any particular level of business within the Contract. Any information on value of business are for guidance only and no guarantee is given as to the exact value under this Contract. Any levels, or aggregate values of goods, referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

N/A

N/A

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.