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Published 5 Feb 2021, 14:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WAS-OJEU-46481 FALLS RESPONSE SERVICE PROVIDER

Official notice

Procurement agent: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership·On behalf of: Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£2,888,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2021awarded 1 Jul 2021
Awarded to St John Cymru Wales - Patient Transport Service

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority’s objective in issuing the tender is to establish a National provision of a Falls Assistant Response and resources. These will be utilised through the Clinical Contact Centre (CCC), to provide safe; effective, timely care which ensures prudent response principles throughout the Principality of Wales for patients who have fallen and contacted 999

CPV: Community health services · Health services · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provide a designated Falls Response provision, across Wales to attend patients who…AwardedRenewal

Provide a designated Falls Response provision, across Wales to attend patients who have sustained no injuries or minor injuries as a result of a fall (Level One Falls Assistant) on behalf of the Contracting Authority

Delivery: Wales · Wales
Extensions: Optional 12 month extensionVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    As described in the procurement documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As described in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Feb 2021, 14:24 GMT
Last source update
2 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference
WAS-OJEU-46481
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015187
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth servicesNon-scheduled passenger transportTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0290a5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:112010)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
9 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Mar 2021 → 2 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    9 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    2 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Jul 2021, 11:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,888,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
St John Cymru Wales - Patient Transport ServiceSME£2,888,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Procurement agentBody governed by public lawHealth Alder House, Alder Court, St.Asaph Business Park, St.Asaph, Wales, LL17 0JLContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Clients of the procurement agent

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria