Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Ty Gorwel
carmarthen
SA31 3BB
Contact
Sophie Pearce
Telephone
+44 1443848585
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
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
Chemotherapy Cold Caps
Reference number
HDD-VEAT-24-03
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking to establish a single contract with Paxman Scalp Cooling service to improve the patient experience of cancer treatment related hair loss.
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: £113,208
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL14 - South West Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking to establish a single contract with Paxman Scalp Cooling service to improve the patient experience of cancer treatment related hair loss by replacing six (6) scalp cooling units (plus the associated five-year annual maintenance and training contracts).. Each unit will require one training package per hospital site and one maintenance contract per purchased unit. Scalp cooling is an additional service which is above and beyond what is offered by the NHS. However, they offer patients an enhanced service and experience for those patients on certain chemotherapy regimens, where hair loss / alopecia is a side effect.
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 current units are now obsolete and need to be replaced as they can no longer be serviced or repaired, the current maintenance contracts that were in place recently ended in September 2024. By replacing these units like for like this decreases expenditure by eliminating staff training of new devices and would also contribute to the continued high standard of care provided to patients.
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
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/concession
Contract No
P0284
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 December 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
Paxman Coolers Ltd
International House, Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge
Huddersfield
HD80LE
Telephone
+44 7741264869
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL14 - South West Wales
Internet address
https://paxmanscalpcooling.com/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £133,208
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The VEAT notice will end on Midnight the 20th of December 2024
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=146656.
(WA Ref:146656)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom