Official UK procurement notice
Corneal Tissue · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo increase corneal tissue supply and create a sustainable supply for the future to meet the clinical demand for this potentially sight saving surgery.
NHS England has agreed a national contract and centralised budget for the supply of corneal tissue, including non-recurrent investment to enable NHSBT to expand specialist eye donation teams in England.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Contract award for corneal tissue to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) under the urgent…Awarded
Contract award for corneal tissue to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) under the urgent circumstances provision - Regulation 14 (2), in line with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR):
(a) an award or modification must be made urgently,
(b) the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority, and
(c) delaying the award of the contract or modification to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 to 13 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety,
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The annual contract value is approximately £8.8million and is variable depending on the volume supplied) and the lifetime value of the contract over the full (potential) 7 years is £43,000,000. The service start date is 1st April 2024 and the end date is 31st March 3031, assuming options to extend are taken up.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 May 2024, 14:57 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2024, 14:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016628- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046bbfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract is awarded under the urgent circumstances provision - Regulation 14 (2):
(a) an award or modification must be made urgently,
(b) the reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority, and
(c) delaying the award of the contract or modification to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 to 13 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety,
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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. An award under urgent circumstance was necessary due to the need for NHSBT to make urgent changes to increase the supply of corneal tissue. A delay in the award of this contract would likely result in continued tissue shortage and resulting excess patient waits for access to potentially sight saving surgery. This urgent circumstance award means that investment plans can be built in to a contract for the required increase corneal tissue supply and that the required financial adjustments could be made within ICB allocations. The contract length is greater than 12 months as the requirement to increase corneal supply extends beyond a year given the lead in time to establish the eye retrieval services and current clinical demand / donated tissue supply. The contract also facilitates national strategic planning between NHS England and NHSBT for the provision of corneal tissue. The decision was approved on 26th March 2024 by the Delegated Commissioning Group (DCG). No conflicts of interest were identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHS Blood and Transplant | £43,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016628-2024-1 · NHS Blood and Transplant
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2024
- Value
- £43,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Arden and GEM CSUReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NHS Blood and TransplantAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.