Official UK procurement notice
Home Oxygen Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Home Oxygen Service (HOS) provides a service to users in their own homes and also supports users working and travelling outside the home through the provision of appropriate oxygen supply and equipment.
CPV: Air cylinders · Breathing apparatus · Compressed-air cylinders · Gas cylinders · Gas-therapy and respiratory devices · Home medical treatment services · Medical breathing devices · Medical gases · Oxygen · Oxygen kits · Oxygen mask · Oxygen therapy unit · +2 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The home oxygen service provides a service to users in their own homes and also…
The home oxygen service provides a service to users in their own homes and also supports users working and travelling outside the home through the provision of appropriate oxygen equipment. Health Boards/Trusts have the responsibility for providing a home oxygen service to patients. The services that are included in the contract include, but are not limited to:
— the provision of a customer contact centre,
— processing and delivery of Home Oxygen requests,
— supply and installation of equipment,
— training and guidance for service users and/or carers,
— managing oxygen supplies through replenishment of cylinders and Liquid Oxygen (LOX),
— reimbursement of electricity costs for concentrator users, and
— servicing and maintenance of equipment.
Suppliers must be able to deliver all aspects of the service and must support the service that they provide with a suite of reports that enable clinicians to monitor the oxygen usage for their patients, and to be alerted when service users are not responsive to risk assessments and maintenance. This is in addition to reports that support reconciliation.
The Health Boards/Trusts that utilise this contract are:
— Aneurin Bevan University Health Board,
— Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board,
— Cardiff and Vale University Health Board,
— Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board,
— Hywel Dda University Health Board,
— Powys Teaching Health Board,
— Swansea Bay University Health Board.
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
- 25 Jan 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jan 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Authority reference
AW1111- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001468- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct award of urgent Covid-19 requirement under Regulation 32 (2) (c) of Public Contract Regulations 2015. The preparation, execution and implementation of a competitive procedure relies on the availability of resources that are currently redeployed to address the Covid-19 emergency situation. Given the nature of the service and the operational landscape, a change at this time presents a risk to patient safety. This is a direct award to the existing supplier with existing infrastructure and ongoing service provision within Wales. The award will facilitate the appropriate time required to follow a competitive procedure in respect of existing operational and national challenges. The contract shall run no longer than 30th June 2022.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:107365)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baywater Healthcare UK Limited | £5,978,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001468-2021-AW4111-1 · Baywater Healthcare UK Limited
- Signed
- 15 Jan 2021
- Value
- £5,978,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Baywater Healthcare UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.