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Published 22 Aug 2024, 16:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Community Cardiology · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£68,415published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Aug 2024no call for competition
Awarded to LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Consultant Cardiologist to provide Community Cardiology Outpatients Model, Clinical Leadership and support service developments. This is a one year contract with option to extend for a further period of 12 months

CPV: Medical practice services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Basic criteria are met - service requirements below:Awarded

Basic criteria are met - service requirements below:

  • Consultant Cardiologist and ability to act as Clinical Lead
  • Professional membership with the General Medical Council
  • Extensive relevant experience
  • Ability to clinically triage incoming referrals for cardiology

including echocardiography

  • Ability to undertake both telephone and face to face

consultations.

  • Ability to record keep appropriately within allocated time.
  • Able to provide clinical supervision to junior members of the

clinical team

  • Able to contribute to cardiology MDTs.
  • SystmOne trained

Provider meets all the above requirements evidenced through delivery of the current service and audit of qualifications.

The Service is in scope of PSR (Regulation 3 Schedule 1)

The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably i.e. The considerable change threshold Regulation 6(10), 6(12) is not met

The Trust has undertaken an assessment against basic criteria and service specific key criteria and determined that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard

The Trust is not required to follow Direct Award Processes A or B and the intention is to award under Direct Award Process C

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Aug 2024, 16:08 BST
Last source update
4 Sept 2024, 09:50 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-028213
Classification (CPV)
Medical practice services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049322 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 3rd September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publisher note: 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to by midnight on 3rd September 2024 to [email protected]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Details of the award decision-makers: Community Cardiology Lead Service Director Management Accountant Head of Procurement Deputy Director of Contracts & Commissioning Interim Chief Finance Officer No conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were declared Criterion Weighting (out of 100) Score Total Quality and innovation 25 5 25 Value 10 3 6 Integration, Collaboration and service sustainability 30 5 30 Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 30 5 30 Social Value 5 10 10 Total 96/100 - include a statement explaining the relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria. Sample wording: 'Conflicts of interest identified among [group/committee/officer]: [number]. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided which steps to take to avoid or manage it. [Potential steps may include: excluding the conflicted member from related discussions, excluding the conflicted member from decision-making, delegating the matter to a sub-committee of non-conflicted decision-makers, or seeking independent advice to help make the decision. This list is illustrative rather than exhaustive.]'"

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3This 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mu…This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.' Date of contract award A…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £68,4151 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST£68,415 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wirral Community Health & Care Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: RY7 Church Road, BIRKENHEAD, North West, CH420LQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel following trust reviewReview body National body

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.