Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2018-02-13
Buyer: NHS Sheffield CCG
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85149000
Estimated value: 6330027 GBP
Award criteria: Other

Technical requirements: Urgent Care Contracts: Walk in Centre, Extended Access Hubs, Wicker Pharmacy, Stocksbridge Extended Access Pharmacy
The aim of the Service is to provide NHS walk in centre services for members of the public who walk-in as a patient to see a nurse or GP without an appointment for a range of minor illnesses and ailments.
The extended access hubs provide high quality flexible access to general practice services during evenings and weekends throughout the entire year (including public holidays).
The pharmacy provided access to a full range of high quality services during its extended opening hours.
Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the ‘Authority') intends to extend contracts without competition until 31.3.2019 to the incumbent providers as detailed below:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU.
Wicker Extended Hours Pharmacy — Associated Chemists (Wicker) Ltd, Wicker Pharmacy, 55-59 Wicker, Sheffield. S3 8HT.
Stocksbridge Extended Access Pharmacy — Lloyds Pharmacy Limited Sapphire Court, Walsgrave Triangle, Coventry, CV2 2TX.
The CCG is currently undertaking a public consultation surrounding proposed changes to urgent care in primary care that dependent on its outcome may result in the introduction of a new model of care by April 2020. Until this time it was decided in order to provide the best outcome for Sheffield’s population the services identified above should have their contracts extended in order to provide a continuation of current health services until the expected delivery date of any new model. The expectation is that the final decision about the new model of care will be taken in September 2018.
This extension allows for the outcome of the consultation to be received and analysed in order to inform the proposed new service model while maintaining the current levels of healthcare. This also avoids introducing any unnecessary clinical risk during this period. It also harmonises the end point for the contracts for each service, and provides a clear demarcation date for the transfer from the old service model to the new.
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period. The Public Contracts Regulations (2015) (‘Regulations’) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations.
For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority will not enter into these service concessions before 19.2.2018.


Winner: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern General Hospital
Award value: 6330027