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 | 85111900
Estimated value: 11968884 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS England Specialised Commissioning (South) — Renal Dialysis: Satellite (Adult) Services — Taunton, Yeovil, Frome Units
NHS England Specialised Commissioning (South) sought to procure satellite haemodialysis operational services to 3 existing haemodialysis units at Taunton, Yeovil and Frome. This award notice covers all 3 lots:
All lots have been awarded to Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd The contract for each of the lots 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 1 709 840,57 GBP per year, giving a contract lifecycle value of 11 968 883,99 GBP over the initial 4 years and including the possible extension of an additional 3 years. The initial 4-year period will commence from 1st September 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 to existing haemodialysis units at Taunton This lot have been awarded to Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd. The contract for each of the lots 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 1 537 540 GBP per year, giving a contract lifecycle value of 6 150 160 GBP over the initial 4 years and including the possible extension of an additional 3 years. The initial 4-year period will commence from 1.9.2019. 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 to existing haemodialysis units at Yeovil. This lot have been awarded to Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd. The contract for each of the lots 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 1 254 484 GBP per year, giving a contract lifecycle value of 5 017 936 GBP over the initial 4 years and including the possible extension of an additional 3 years. The initial 4-year period will commence from 1.9.2019. 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 to existing haemodialysis units at Frome. This lot have been awarded to Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd. The contract for each of the lots 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 943 113 GBP per year, giving a contract lifecycle value of 3 772 452 GBP over the initial 4 years and including the possible extension of an additional 3 years. The initial 4-year period will commence from 1.9.2019. This procurement was supported by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
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: 11968884
Number of bids: 2