Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Sonographer and Health Care Assistant to support Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) clinics
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership who are hosted by Velindre NHS Trust acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board wish to inform the market that they intend to award a contract for the provision of a Sonographer and Health Care Assistant to support Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) clinics.
CPV: Health services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service will comprise of;
The service will comprise of;
- staff to support clinics
- Confirmation of patient identity, explanation of the procedure to the patient
- Review of patient notes/and Ultrasound request
- Performance of ultrasound scan
- Reporting of scan results as per hospital protocol
The service allows for scans of the following general body parts / areas:
- General abdominal – includes assessment of the aorta, biliary tract, gallbladder, inferior vena cava, kidneys, liver, pancreas, retroperitoneum and spleen;
- Gynaecology – including transabdominal and transvaginal;
- Renal / bladder / prostate;
- Scrotal / testicular.
The Heath Board will provide suitable NHS premises and be responsible for ensuring clinical rooms are booked for clinic sessions. The Health Board will also provide the equipment whilst the provider will ensure all staff are appropriately qualified and put in place supervision arrangements for all levels of staff including induction and clinical supervision.
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
- 22 Apr 2022, 14:47 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2022, 14:47 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010503- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032fa5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Health Bard require support for their Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) clinic sessions with the provision of a Sonographer and Health Care Assistant resource.
Having engaged with the market, it has been determined that GP Care are the only supplier who can provide the appropriately trained staff to these clinics which are located within the Health Board premises, most notably, University Hospital Wales and University Hospital Llandough.
Based on the above, the Health Board is issuing this notice applying a 10 day standstill period prior to award of a contract on a quarterly rolling basis for a one year period.
- Review procedure
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Publisher note: The value stated in this notice is a ceiling value and may not be fully utilised depending on the number of clinics completed. (WA Ref:120694)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP Care UK Limited | £400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010503-2022-1 · GP Care UK Limited
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2022
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GP Care UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.