Contract

PSR (C&C) - Radiotherapy Treatment Mutual Aid

  • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-037700

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04bdb7

Published 21 November 2024, 3:58pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester

LE1 6WW

Contact

Ali Babu

Email

ali.babu@uhl-tr.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

National registration number

RWE

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.leicestershospitals.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

PSR (C&C) - Radiotherapy Treatment Mutual Aid

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85110000 - Hospital and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery for University Hospitals of Leicester cancer patients by United Lincolnshire NHS Trust. University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) has a backlog of breast and prostate patients due to a lack of capacity across the 4 linear accelerators. Several mitigations are in place including an additional linac which is due to be operational in February 2025. In the meantime, mutual aid is being sought from other providers to reduce the waiting times for patients accessing radiotherapy treatment.

ULHT to provide radiotherapy treatment planning and treatment delivery, this will involve the acquisition of a radiotherapy planning CT scan and the creation of the individualised treatment plan followed by 5 radiotherapy treatments.

This contract is being awarded under the Urgent Award Criteria for the Provider Selection Regime. The award must be made urgently due to a service that needs to be arranged rapidly in unforeseen emergency.

The total contract value is estimated to be £82,954.37 based on a tariff cost per week (SC40Z and SC23Z) OF £2107.68 and £1,348.75, causing a total per week of £2456.432 over the contract duration.

The services will be delivered under contract from 14/10/2024 to 31/03/2025. The authority will undertake a PSR assessment for the service procedure in February 2025.

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: £82,954.37

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Main site or place of performance

Lincoln County Hospital
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN25QY

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery for University Hospitals of Leicester cancer patients by United Lincolnshire NHS Trust. University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) has a backlog of breast and prostate patients due to a lack of capacity across the 4 linear accelerators. Several mitigations are in place including an additional linac which is due to be operational in February 2025. In the meantime, mutual aid is being sought from other providers to reduce the waiting times for patients accessing radiotherapy treatment.

ULHT to provide radiotherapy treatment planning and treatment delivery, this will involve the acquisition of a radiotherapy planning CT scan and the creation of the individualised treatment plan followed by 5 radiotherapy treatments.

This contract is being awarded under the Urgent Award Criteria for the Provider Selection Regime. The award must be made urgently due to a service that needs to be arranged rapidly in unforeseen emergency.

The total contract value is estimated to be £82,954.37 based on a tariff cost per week (SC40Z and SC23Z) OF £2107.68 and £1,348.75, causing a total per week of £2456.432 over the contract duration.

The services will be delivered under contract from 14/10/2024 to 31/03/2025. The authority will undertake a PSR assessment for the service procedure in February 2025.

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:

Radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery for University Hospitals of Leicester cancer patients by United Lincolnshire NHS Trust. University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) has a backlog of breast and prostate patients due to a lack of capacity across the 4 linear accelerators. Several mitigations are in place including an additional linac which is due to be operational in February 2025. In the meantime, mutual aid is being sought from other providers to reduce the waiting times for patients accessing radiotherapy treatment.

ULHT to provide radiotherapy treatment planning and treatment delivery, this will involve the acquisition of a radiotherapy planning CT scan and the creation of the individualised treatment plan followed by 5 radiotherapy treatments.

This contract is being awarded under the Urgent Award Criteria for the Provider Selection Regime. The award must be made urgently due to a service that needs to be arranged rapidly in unforeseen emergency. It was unforeseen that mutual aid would be required initially, but an audit of UHLs waiting list times revealed them to be below national standard. To address this immediately, mutual aid has been sought through urgent procedure.

The total contract value is estimated to be £82,954.37 based on a tariff cost per week (SC40Z and SC23Z) OF £2107.68 and £1,348.75, causing a total per week of £2456.432 over the contract duration.

The services will be delivered under contract from 14/10/2024 to 31/03/2025. The authority will undertake a PSR assessment for the service procedure in February 2025.

Decision makes included -
Dan Bromley (Category Manager)
Ali Babu (Procurement Graduate)
Jade Mall (Assistant Contracts Manager)
Vicki Turner (Head of Contracts)
Suzanne Nancarrow (Associate Director of Operations - Cancer & Diagnostics)
Suzanne Jordan (Head of Radiotherapy)
Hayley Turner (Group Head of Financial Management)
Jon Melbourne (Chief Operating Officer)

There were no declared conflicts of Interest.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


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

14 October 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

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trus

Lincoln

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

1058065

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £82,954.37

Lowest offer: £82,954.37 / Highest offer: £82,954.37 taken into consideration


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester

LE1 6WW

Email

sarah.holliehead@uhl-tr.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/