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Published 27 Dec 2023, 11:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CM04 Cheshire & Merseyside Provision of electronic referral management system

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Awarded value£462,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to FDS Consultants2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide an electronic referral management system for referrals for Cheshire and Merseyside. Contract commencement for 1 year from 01.04.2024.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West · Cheshire and Merseyside

85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Dec 2023, 11:04 GMT
Last source update: 15 Feb 2024, 09:42 GMT
Authority reference: CM04
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-005023
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0429cc Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The extension to the contract(s) is to ensure provision of service delivery to patients whilst allow sufficient time for the Contracting Authority to determine future commissioning strategies for future services and allow time to undertake a procurement process in line with relevant legislation.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Contracting Authorities will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied bidder is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
15 Feb 2024, 09:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £462,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 27 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FDS ConsultantsCheshire & Merseyside Provision of electronic referral management system	£462,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
FDS ConsultantsCheshire & Merseyside Provision of electronic referral management system	£462,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Cheshire & Merseyside Provision of electronic referral management system · FDS Consultants
Signed
27 Dec 2023
Value
£462,000
Status
active
Cheshire & Merseyside Provision of electronic referral management system · FDS Consultants
Signed
27 Dec 2023
Value
£462,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 920 Centre Park, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email
Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

FDS ConsultantsAwarded supplier Dental Referral Management Centre , 6 The Offices Stannian Fold, Pool Lane, Lymm, North West, WA13 9ABContact email, phone
FDS ConsultantsAwarded supplier Lymm, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.