The Circuit (National Defibrillator Database)

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to British Heart Foundation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To support the ongoing provision of The Circuit, a national defibrillator network, that provides up to date information on the location and access codes for defibrillators in the community to enable the public to assist others suffering a cardiac arrest

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

85100000 Health services

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: 22 Jan 2024, 16:05 GMT
Last source update: 22 Jan 2024, 16:05 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-002130
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042efe 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: The Circuit is operational, it has over 46,000 defibrillators registered in England 56,000 in the UK. It has robust links into Ambulance trust operating system enabling call handlers to direct those reporting a cardiac arrest to the nearest defib.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
British Heart Foundation	£300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002130-2024-1 · British Heart Foundation
Signed
8 Dec 2023
Value
£300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7UEContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

British Heart FoundationAwarded supplier Greater London House, 4th Floor, 180 Hampstead Road, London, UK, NW1 7AW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.