Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 2 Mar 2021, 14:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WINGATE - APMS · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£470,475published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Jan 2021no call for competition
Awarded to Intrahealth Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract awarded by NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group, with delegated authority to sign on behalf of NHS England under the statutory delegation arrangements.

To provide General Medical Services within the Wingate locality of County Durham with a current practice population of 3085 patients. Staff and buildings are already in place and established and this extension provides continuity of service while market engagement and any proposed procurement work is undertaken.

A Single Tender Action has been enacted for, as a result of extreme urgency following COVID-19 pressures.

The contracting authority intends to undertake a procurement process following the direct award in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) depending upon the outcome of current procurement consultation.

Future process will be published via Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East · Wingate locality of County Durham

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
2 Mar 2021, 14:26 GMT
Last source update
2 Mar 2021, 14:26 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004144
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029795 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

A procurement process commencing with market engagement was scheduled to commence in April 2020 but due to COVID-19 pressures on both providers and commissioners this was paused.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015)(as amended). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £470,4751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jan 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Intrahealth LimitedSME£470,475 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Sedgefield Community Hospital, Salters Lane, Sedgefield, North East, TS21 3EEContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • North of England Commissioning Support UnitMediation body Stockton on Tees
  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone
  • Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtsReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Intrahealth LimitedAwarded supplier Front Street West, Wingate, County Durham, North East, TS28 5PZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.