Official UK procurement notice
ID 4231904 DAC55/22 - Stenography Services for Urology Services Inquiry and Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry
Authority: Department of Health
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a direct award contract for the provision of Stenography Services for Urology Services Inquiry and Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry. This contact is for a period of up to 3 years.
CPV: Legal documentation and certification services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Total contract price: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Total contract price: 100
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 May 2022, 13:15 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2022, 13:15 BST
- Authority reference
ID 4231904- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011843- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0334e0Find 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 Department of Health (DoH) require Stenography Services for two public inquiries, DoH and CPD have exhausted all other procurement options due to timeframe and available stenography resources. This contract was therefor being awarded through the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). There are allowances under the regulations to award a contract to a single supplier in cases where competition is absent for technical reasons (regulation 32(2)(b)(ii); or for reasons connected with the absence of competition for technical reasons.
- Review procedure
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The authority will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwen Malone Stenography ServicesSME | £1,100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011843-2022-1 · Gwen Malone Stenography ServicesSME
- Signed
- 6 May 2022
- Value
- £1,100,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gwen Malone Stenography ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.