Contract

Project/Contract DHSC: NHSPP: Community AED Fund

  • Department of Health and Social Care

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-035769

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0421bb

Published 5 December 2023, 11:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Health and Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU

Contact

Corporate & Clinical Services

Email

ccsinbox@dhsc.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Buyer's address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Project/Contract DHSC: NHSPP: Community AED Fund

Reference number

C187783

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75100000 - Administration services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Contract award for the management of the DHSC Community Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Fund. Services include grant administration and the purchase of AED's.

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: £1,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33182100 - Defibrillator
  • 33182100 - Defibrillator

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI32 - Westminster

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The DHSC is seeking to appoint a competent and independent supplier that will manage the Community AED grant administration process.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80%

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 20%

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:

Only one bidder offering the services required.

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

9 August 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: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

GEMTEQ LTD

27 Old Gloucester Street

London

WC1N 3AX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London
National registration number

09874339

Internet address

https://smartersociety.org/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000

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

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Value excluding VAT: £920,377

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

Grant funding for the AED's to be facilitated through London Hearts (Charity Number – 1180901)


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Email

generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals