Official UK procurement notice
NSSCOVID-19 – 322 Care Home Kit Assembly
Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for the assembly, packaging and distribution of the newly developed care home kit that is to be supplied Scotland care homes to support staff testing and then passed to the regional labs.
CPV: Medical consumables
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to…Awarded
This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
This award has been approved for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority in line with Regulation 33(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
This notice has been modified to reflect the revised value required to cover previously unforeseen spend up to the end of the contract period.
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
- Goods
- 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
- 14 May 2021, 13:24 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2021, 16:24 BST
- Authority reference
21700- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014583- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b128Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:658566)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYKES Global Services Ltd | £729,370 † | — | Awarded |
| SYKES Global Services Ltd | £929,370 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010679-2021-1 · SYKES Global Services Ltd
- Signed
- 1 May 2021
- Value
- £729,370
- Status
- active
NSSCOVID-19 – 322 Care Home Kit Assembly · SYKES Global Services Ltd
- Signed
- 1 May 2021
- Value
- £929,370
- Status
- active
- Change This notice has been modified to reflect the revised value required to cover previously unforeseen spend up to the end of the contract period. The contract value has been increased by 200000 GBP., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: It has become apparent that the initial 729370GBP sought in the previous direct award for the requirement does not cover the spend required for the awarded supplier to provide service to the Authority until 01 August 2021, at which point the full regulated procurement procedure (currently in progress) will be at award stage. It is estimated that 200000 GBP is required to cover this period.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sykes Global Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.