Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
2nd Floor, Woodland House
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
UK
Contact person: Gareth Stallard
E-mail: Gareth.Stallard@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Home Oxygen Service
Reference number: MED-OJEU-51002
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111700
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Home Oxygen Service within premises outside secondary care for patients registered with a General Practitioner (GP) that falls within a Health Board within NHS Wales, and patients travelling to Wales from other regions of the United Kingdom.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
85111700
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Health Boards, Trusts, and Special Health Authorities within NHS Wales including their successor organisations.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Home Oxygen Service provides a service to users in their own homes and other locations outside secondary care, and also supports users working and travelling outside the home through the provision of appropriate oxygen equipment. Health Boards have the responsibility for providing a Home Oxygen Service to patients. The services that are included in the contract include, but are not limited to:
— the provision of a customer contact centre,
— processing and delivery of Home Oxygen Order Form (HOOF) requests,
— supply and installation of equipment,
— training and guidance for service users and/or carers,
— managing oxygen supplies through replenishment of cylinders and Liquid Oxygen (LOX),
— reimbursement of electricity costs for concentrator users, and
— servicing and maintenance of equipment.
Suppliers must be able to deliver all aspects of the service and must support the service that they provide with a suite of reports that enable Health Boards to monitor the oxygen usage for their patients, and to be alerted when service users are not responsive to risk assessments and maintenance. This is in addition to reports that support reconciliation.
The contractor must be able to deliver the service within the homes and other locations outside of secondary care locations relating to patients registered with General Practitioners (GP's) that fall within the Health Boards within NHS Wales, these Health Boards include the below and their successor organisations;
-Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
-Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
-Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
-Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
-Hywel Dda University Health Board
-Swansea Bay University Health Board
-Powys Teaching Health Board
The contractor will also be required to undertake the service in locations where patients from other parts of the United Kingdom travel to a location that falls within the remit of the Health Boards listed above.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualification
/ Weighting: PASS/FAIL
Quality criterion: Sustainable Procurement
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Technical Ability
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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 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:
2023/S 000-012224
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: MED-OJEU-51002
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Baywater Healthcare UK Limited
Wulvern House, Electra Way
Crewe
CW16GW
UK
Telephone: +44 8456020776
Fax: +44 800214709
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust), the Contracting Authority will be awarding this agreement for and on behalf of the organisations listed below, the contractor will be required to provide services and be able to work with these organisations to deliver the contract during the contract period.
-Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
-Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
-Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
-Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
-Hywel Dda University Health Board
-Swansea Bay University Health Board
-Powys Teaching Health Board
-Velindre University NHS Trust
-Public Health Wales NHS Trust
-Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
-Digital Health Care Wales
-Health Education Improvement Wales
The proposed agreement will be awarded for a period of 7 years (84 months) with the option to extend for up to an additional 3 years (36 months).
(WA Ref:138634)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/02/2024