Contract

Elective Services - Orthotics

  • NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-037952

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0429e7

Published 27 December 2023, 5:43pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board

No 1 Lakeside, Centre Park

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Email

mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD6 - Cheshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.cheshireandmerseyside.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

Elective Services - Orthotics

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit are working on behalf of Cheshire and Merseyside ICB to award a contract for Elective Services - Orthotics - Cheshire Place, for a period of 2 years from 1 April 2023 plus 1 year possible extension.

It was awarded on a 2 year plus one year contract to provide continuity for patients who have devices relevant to their care. Total Annual contract value is £ 376,000 per annum with total possible contract value (including extension) of £ 1,128,000.

The award will ensure all partnership working continues between the NHS Trust and the Independent Sector that will deliver benefits to patients and financial efficiencies across the local health economy.

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: £1,128,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
  • UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance

Existing sites with NHS and Merseyside ICB boundaries.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit are working on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB to award a contract for Elective Services - Orthotics for a period of 2 years from 1 April 2023 plus 1 year possible extension.

It was awarded on a 2 year plus one year contract to provide continuity for patients who have devices relevant to their care. Total Annual contract value is £ 376,000 per annum with total possible contract value (including extension) of £ 1,128,000.

The award will ensure all partnership working continues between the NHS Trust and the Independent Sector that will deliver benefits to patients and financial efficiencies across the local health economy.

This Contract Award Notice is published under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015. It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('Regulations') as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations. Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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 was awarded under PCR 2015 Regulation 32 (1) (b) (ii), where the service can be supplied only by a particular economic operator, and no reasonable alternative exists.

This is awarded on a 2 year plus one year contract to provide essential continuity for patients who have devices relevant to their care.

The award will ensure partnership working continues between the NHS Trust and the Independent Sector that will deliver crucial benefits, and minimise unnecessary disruption for patients at a time of great turmoil within the NHS, whilst longer term pathways are planned. This will also deliver essential financial efficiencies across the local health economy.

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

1 April 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

TalarMade Ltd

Chesterfield

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Companies House

04575555

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: £1,128,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,128,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB)

No 1 Lakeside, Centre Park

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Country

United Kingdom