Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-06-14
Buyer: NHS England Specialist Commissioning (South)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33692800 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 15803424 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS England Specialised Commissioning (South) sought to procure satellite haemodialysis operational services in Bath in a partial re-procurement of a previously advertised requirement. The service has been awarded to Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd. The contract for will be held by NHS England as the Contracting Authority with the possibility of the contract(s) being novated to the relevant supervising trust during the contract term. The procurement outcome gives a total price of 3 735 137,35 GBP per year, giving a contract lifecycle value of 15 803 424 GBP over the initial 4 years and 27 655 992 GBP total over 7 years if the possible extension of an additional 3 years is taken up. The initial 4-year period will commence from 1.6.2019. This procurement was supported by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners.
NHS England Specialised Commissioning (South) sought to procure satellite haemodialysis operational services in Bath in a partial re-procurement of a previously advertised requirement. The service has been awarded to Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd. The contract for will be held by NHS England as the Contracting Authority with the possibility of the contract(s) being novated to the relevant supervising trust during the contract term. The procurement outcome gives a total price of 3 735 137,35 GBP per year, giving a contract lifecycle value of 15 803 424 GBP over the initial 4 years and 27 655 992 GBP total over 7 years if the possible extension of an additional 3 years is taken up. The initial 4-year period will commence from 1.6. 2019. This procurement was supported by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
The initial 4-year period will commence from 1.6.2019 with an optional extension of an additional 3 years.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the Light Touch Regime contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The tendering process has been conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority ran a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these services. Neither the inclusion of a selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority (open, restricted, competitive procedure with negotiation, competitive dialogue or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive/Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority has voluntarily observed the award decision notices provisions and held a 10 day standstill period as described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.


Winner: Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd
Award value: 15803424
Number of bids: 2