Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT
Clatterbridge Site
Bebington
CH63 4JY
Contact
Janice Weedall
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Health
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Outsourcing ENT Services
Reference number
C378724
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121240 - ENT or audiologist services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Outsourcing ENT Services
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: £294,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121240 - ENT or audiologist services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD74 - Wirral
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide an outsourced ENT Service to support with waiting lists. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process for a period of 8 months from 8th August 2025 - 31st March 2026. This is a new service required which is to be carried out by a new provider to the trust.
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 6th August 2025.. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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
28 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HASSAN SHAABAN LIMITED t/a ASET HOSPITAL
61-63 Stanley Road
Bootle
L20 7BZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
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: £294,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £294,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The award decision makers were the divisional director/manager and did not declare any conflicts of interest
Consideration was given to the 5 key criteria, the basis of which was to identify a provider that could carry out the service required within the strict timescale, within a geographic location local to the trust and accessible to the patient. A provider with the required capacity to carry out the full patient pathway for ENT, including OPD, Surgery(if patient requires) audiology and diagnostic services.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT
Clatterbridge Site
Bebington
CH63 4JY
Country
United Kingdom