Surge and Rapid Response Team (SRRT)

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,112,135published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Apr 2021no call for competition

Awarded to RE:SILIENT Response Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Surge and Rapid Response Team (SRRT) to help with Covid-19 outbreak management.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

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: 10 May 2021, 09:57 BST
Last source update: 17 May 2021, 11:47 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-010819
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02aecc Find 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: Negotiated procedure without prior publication1. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.2. This is a Direct Award under Regulation 32 of PCR 2015 by commissioning the setup of a SRRT from RE:SILIENT.3. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:a) Following an early market engagement exercise, it was determined that no private sector organisation had the in house capability to deliver this services on the ground, and would only end up outsourcing provision to one of the three organisations in the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership (VCSEP) Network.b) Only three organisations within this network have the infrastructure and capacity to fulfil the contract. Of the three, two refused to take up the contract, leaving RE:SILIENT (the trading subsidiary of RE:ACT) as the only interested VCSE.c) RE:SILIENT are the only organisation outside central government and LGA that has an interface with almost all local authorities in England. They are the only community organisation that has experience of operating a professional rapid response team. They are therefore uniquely placed and are, properly considered, as the only economic operator capable of providing these services.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

The Annex D1 section should read as follows: Negotiated procedure without prior publication 1. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. 2. This is a Direct Award under Regulation 32 of PCR 2015 by commissioning the setup…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,112,1351 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Apr 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RE:SILIENT Response LtdSME	£2,112,135 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 010075-2021-1 · RE:SILIENT Response LtdSME
Signed
9 Apr 2021
Value
£2,112,135
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Re:Silient Response LimitedAwarded supplier11539755 Chilmark, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, SP3 5DU

Official documents & specifications

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