Official UK procurement notice
Insourced Paediatric Orthotics Service
Authority: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInsourcing of Paediatric Orthotics Service to UHBW.
This contract was awarded under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award process C, in order to award a 3 year contract with a further optional 12 month extension, of the Bristol Paediatric Orthotics contract to Blatchford Ltd.
Blatchford are the incumbent supplier and have been supplying the service satisfactorily since 2015. The most recent contract lapsed in December 2022 and a short term extension was put in place to ensure continuity of service until the end of the March 2024. The service has successfully operated under the same Terms and Conditions since it was extended and we are confident that Blatchford will continue to provide a satisfactory service to a sufficient standard going forward.
CPV: Orthotic services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Insourced Paediatric Orthotics Service at UHBWAwarded
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
- 7 May 2024, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 7 May 2024, 16:21 BST
- Authority reference
BWPCCL001439-4- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014564- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0457a9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under PSR Direct Award option C. The proposed supplier is the incumbent, has been providing a satisfactory service since 2015 and the Trust is confident that the supplier will continue to provide a satisfactory service to a sufficient standard going forward.
There will be no patient choice with regards to providers of the service and there is to be no considerable change with regards to the requirements or value of the new contract.
Therefore, this request fully meets the requirements of PSR Direct Award option C, which has been chosen as the most suitable route to market.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
Contracting Authority : University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd | £350,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014544-2024-1 · Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2024
- Value
- £350,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- BWPCReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Chas A Blatchford and Sons LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.