Awarded contract

Pre-Hospital Assessment for Stroke Services

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale LHB

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-035854

Published 19 December 2022, 2:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale LHB

2nd Floor Woodland House, Maes-y-Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4TT

Contact

Nia Miles

Email

Nia.Miles@wales.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 2921836451

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk

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

Pre-Hospital Assessment for Stroke Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85111000 - Hospital services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The NHS Shared Services Partnership hosted by Velindre are acting on behalf of the NHS Welsh Health Collaborative to procure a pilot scheme that has the potential to assist in redefining stroke and stroke mimic pathways. This could result in drastic improvement in stroke patient care from pre-hospital through to treatment and life beyond. Consequentially, this will prove to have significant savings to the NHS, relieve pressure on the interlinked departments and help improve staff attrition. The awarded company is the only supplier within the UK market at present that has the ability to provide a revolutionary multi-faceted service which. Using secure, advanced multi-stream video technology, expert specialists from anywhere in the region can connect with paramedics to undertake virtual triage and assessment aided by connectivity to video, device and data feeds displayed in a single screen user interface. The system can also provide connectivity to bedside telemedicine carts can enable further diagnostics or AI solutions to be connected for more detailed assessment needs. This is a time specific driven piece of work. Their service enables a video link between paramedics and consultants for a clinical level consultation in pre-hospital environments, high-resolution displays which can be adapted and optimised for diagnostic quality, and can connect across the whole stroke pathway at any time, amongst other critical requirements for this service. Visionable gives remote on call clinicians faster access to and sharing of advanced radiological interventions, along with the ability to implement new imaging workflows and integrate AI with telemedicine delivery. Further, the company supports connectivity within rural locations allowing for consistency of service in the most-hard to reach areas of Wales.

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: £80,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85111000 - Hospital services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance

Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The NHS Shared Services Partnership hosted by Velindre are acting on behalf of the NHS Welsh Health Collaborative to procure a pilot scheme that has the potential to assist in redefining stroke and stroke mimic pathways. This could result in drastic improvement in stroke patient care from pre-hospital through to treatment and life beyond. Consequentially, this will prove to have significant savings to the NHS, relieve pressure on the interlinked departments and help improve staff attrition. The awarded company is the only supplier within the UK market at present that has the ability to provide a revolutionary multi-faceted service which. Using secure, advanced multi-stream video technology, expert specialists from anywhere in the region can connect with paramedics to undertake virtual triage and assessment aided by connectivity to video, device and data feeds displayed in a single screen user interface. The system can also provide connectivity to bedside telemedicine carts can enable further diagnostics or AI solutions to be connected for more detailed assessment needs. This is a time specific driven piece of work. Their service enables a video link between paramedics and consultants for a clinical level consultation in pre-hospital environments, high-resolution displays which can be adapted and optimised for diagnostic quality, and can connect across the whole stroke pathway at any time, amongst other critical requirements for this service. Visionable gives remote on call clinicians faster access to and sharing of advanced radiological interventions, along with the ability to implement new imaging workflows and integrate AI with telemedicine delivery. Further, the company supports connectivity within rural locations allowing for consistency of service in the most-hard to reach areas of Wales.

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:

The Visionable platform provides a unique level of collaboration capability that has been developed in response to the specific needs of stroke telemedicine, enabling the stroke telemedicine pathway to be run from anywhere 24/7 with minimal training. Training and education from experts that have proven experience in delivering this type of service are on hand to help establish, embed and deliver the service with clinical stakeholders. It supports a limited expert workforce with the capability to deliver service at scale without compromising standards of care. Further, the company supports connectivity within rural locations allowing for consistency of service in the most-hard to reach areas of Wales. They are the only supplier on the market at present that can provide this service to the specific standard set out by the Trust.

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

19 December 2022

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

Visionable Limited

The old Winary, Furnace Lane

Tunbridge Wells

TN38EW

Telephone

+44 7725488832

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £80,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at

http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=53213.

(WA Ref:53213)

(WA Ref:127583)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

The Royal Courts Of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom