Expertise in support of organisational change

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC Trust (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£286,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jan 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The NI Ambulance Service previously engaged the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) which is an independent organisation with specialist and unique expertise across the ambulance sector and is not replicated elsewhere in terms of in depth knowledge of ambulance services. This engagement is a continuation of the provisions of expertise and specialists in support of the development and implementation of organisational and transformational change.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

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: 12 Mar 2021, 11:43 GMT
Last source update: 12 Mar 2021, 11:43 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-005032
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029b19 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The award of the contract is awarded to the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives as the supplier has already provided extensive expertise and specialist knowledge which is not replicated elsewhere in terms of in depth knowledge of ambulance services particularly in delivering transformation and organisational change in an ambulance service.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £286,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jan 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE)	£286,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005032-2021-1 · Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE)
Signed
1 Jan 2021
Value
£286,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC Trust

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT88SGContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not have any such bodyReview body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Association of Ambulance Chief ExecutivesAwarded supplier 25 Farringdon Street, London, London, EC4A 4AB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.