Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group

Charter House, Parkway

Welwyn Garden City

AL8 6JL

E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net

NUTS code: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/

NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group

The Forum, Marlowes,

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1DN

E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net

NUTS code: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://hertsvalleysccg.nhs.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://hertsvalleysccg.nhs.uk/

NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group

Building 4 Spencer Close, The Plain

Epping

CM16 6TN

E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net

NUTS code: UKH35 - West Essex

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://westessexccg.nhs.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://westessexccg.nhs.uk/

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

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

Specialist Fertility Services for East & North Hertfordshire, Herts Valleys and West Essex CCGs

Reference number: SFS/HERTS/ITT

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

85000000 - Health and social work services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG) as the Lead Commissioner, on behalf of NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) and NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) (collectively referred to as the Commissioners) invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to Bid to deliver the Service(s), by responding to the opportunity as required and described within the published tender.
The purpose of the Specialist Fertility Services was to provide a range of appropriate assisted conception services for couples who meet the eligibility criteria. The service aims were to treat subfertility.
The total value stated in this notice is indicative based upon 19/20 activity and price and is subject to increase or decrease dependent upon activity (see published tender).

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 7700000.00 GBP

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85100000 - Health services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: UKH35 - West Essex

NUTS code: UKH23 - Hertfordshire

NUTS code: UKH - EAST OF ENGLAND

NUTS code: UK - UNITED KINGDOM

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The service will be available to all patients registered with NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG), NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG), or NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG).
The service being procured was an activity-based contract with maximum tariffs, further details of which were available in the tender documentation. The value stated in the notice is the TOTAL service value, based upon 19/20 values and is subject to increase or decrease dependent upon activity and not guaranteed.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with a maximum of 5 successful Bidder(s) for a period of 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.
Should an insufficient number of compliant bids be received, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise the tender, or if in the future it becomes apparent this number (5) of contracts does not provide sufficient capacity then again, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise without re-engagement with whomever may then be a current Provider. Conditions which may mean re-tendering is not undertaken were included in the published tender documentation.
The service was a Schedule 3 Service and was procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The current contract(s) for the Services will end on 30th April 2021 and as a result the successful Provider/s are expected to be fully operational, providing services from 01st May 2021.
Prospective Bidders were advised that they must read all the documentation published within e-procurement portal (EU-Supply) for all the relevant detail.
Full details of the qualification requirements of Bidders (as defined in the tender documentation) were provided in the tender documentation on EU-Supply. The Service Specification was available in the tender documentation on the EU-Supply Portal.

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 32%

Quality criterion - Name: Ensuring Quality and Processes / Weighting: 30%

Quality criterion - Name: Service Access / Weighting: 20%

Quality criterion - Name: Corporate Social Responsibility / Weighting: 2%

Quality criterion - Name: Workforce / Weighting: 8%

Quality criterion - Name: Mobilisation / Weighting: 6%

Quality criterion - Name: Reporting / Weighting: 2%

Price - Weighting: 0%

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 : yes

IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 169-410426

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Specialist Fertility Services On behalf of ENHCCG (Lead Commissioner) for HVCCG & WECCG

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

26/04/2021

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 11

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators : yes

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Bourn Bioscience Ltd,

Bourn Hall Clinic, Bourn,

Cambridge

CB23 2TN

NUTS code: UKH1 - East Anglia

The contractor is an SME : yes

CARE Fertility,

6 Lawrence Drive,

Nottingham

NG8 6PZ

NUTS code: UKF - EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)

The contractor is an SME : no

Create Health Ltd,

Accountancy House, 90 Walworth Road,

London,

SE1 6SW.

NUTS code: UKI - LONDON

The contractor is an SME : yes

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

NUTS code: UKH1 - East Anglia

The contractor is an SME : no

IVF Hammersmith Ltd,

20 Boston Place,

London,

NW1 6ER

NUTS code: UKI - LONDON

The contractor is an SME : yes

V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot: 7700000.00 GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

St. Johns House

Leicester

LE1 6NB

E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

St. Johns House

Leicester

LE1 6NB

E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit

St. Johns House

Leicester

LE1 6NB

E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net

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