Supply of Surgical Masks · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Medical consumables

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

10 Mar 2021, 09:16 GMT

Last source update

12 Mar 2021, 13:08 GMT

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-005053

Classification (CPV)

Medical consumables

Delivery area

UKWales (UKL)

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

Please see additional information

Publisher note: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant pressure on the global supply market in terms of a range of products including type IIR masks, and fluid resistant masks. COVID-19 is transmitted via small airborne droplets emitted by infected people when sneezing, coughing or talking. Therefore, a wide array of protective products designed to ensure protection are used such as face masks. As a consequence of the pace of the virus spread and following Government guidance, surgical masks must be used by all healthcare workings in an inpatient and social care clinical setting. This has significantly increased the day-to-day usage of the surgical masks. Due to this Government guidance it was essential for NWSSP to purchase a significant quantity of masks to be able to support NHS Wales and Social Care residencies in Wales during this unprecedented time. Following a rapid review of the market conditions, finite supply and demand of the Type IIR masks, NHS Wales required a consistent high quality and quantity pipeline of supply for the NHS as well as for social care and private providers who treat NHS patients within Wales. To enable this rapid delivery, NWSSP Partnership would like to inform the market that under Regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR’s) Continuum Healthcare were awarded a one off purchase of masks to ensure continued quality supply. In awarding this purchase, the Health Board met all the tests under the PCR’s due to the immediate risk that COVID-19 posed to all NHS and social care personnel. In these exceptional circumstances, there was no time to run an accelerated procedure in line with PCR’s as immediate and continued pipeline of significant quantities was urgently required. COVID-19 is a global emergency pandemic and the high volume of PPE required was not something that could have been predicted. Notice reference: 102511 (WA Ref:109015)

• Continuum Scotland LtdAwarded supplier 5 Stuart Drive, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, UK, G642AS

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