UK

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/10/2019

External Reference: 2019-582141

TED Reference: 2019/S 210-513933

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
Contact person: Sara Costello
Telephone: +44 1204498335
E-mail: sara.costello@nwas.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/39

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of HR Testing and Assessments
Reference number:  NWAS-TR-21-18
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

33156000  -  Psychology testing devices
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking to award a contract to design, provide and host a fully managed online system providing situational judgement tests (SJT’s) and scenario based assessments to be used as part of NWAS’s recruitment process.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  146250.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

79414000  -  Human resources management consultancy services
79600000  -  Recruitment services
79635000  -  Assessment centre services for recruitment
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Bolton
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking to award a contract to design, provide and host a fully managed online system providing situational judgement tests (SJT’s) and scenario based assessments to be used as part of NWAS’s recruitment process.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Evaluation  /  Weighting:  60%
Price  -  Weighting:  40%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 111-272266
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of HR Testing and Assessments

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

15/10/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Podium UK
08123840
193 Ashmore Rd
London
W9 3BD
UK
E-mail: carl.francis@podium365.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  146250.00  GBP
Total value of the contract/lot:  146250.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Any United Kingdom Ambulance Trusts or successor organisations to the below list may at their own discretion choose to purchase through this contract during the agreement duration:
— North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— London Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— Scottish Ambulance Service,
— Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust.
https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx
None of the Trusts listed have committed to use this contract at this time.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK