Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Ty Gorwel
carmarthen
SA31 3BB
UK
Contact person: Sophie Pearce
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: sophie.pearce@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
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.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
Chemotherapy Cold Caps
Reference number: HDD-VEAT-24-03
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33190000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking to establish a single contract with Paxman Scalp Cooling service to improve the patient experience of cancer treatment related hair loss.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
113 208.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33190000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) is looking to establish a single contract with Paxman Scalp Cooling service to improve the patient experience of cancer treatment related hair loss by replacing six (6) scalp cooling units (plus the associated five-year annual maintenance and training contracts).. Each unit will require one training package per hospital site and one maintenance contract per purchased unit. Scalp cooling is an additional service which is above and beyond what is offered by the NHS. However, they offer patients an enhanced service and experience for those patients on certain chemotherapy regimens, where hair loss / alopecia is a side effect.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
The current units are now obsolete and need to be replaced as they can no longer be serviced or repaired, the current maintenance contracts that were in place recently ended in September 2024. By replacing these units like for like this decreases expenditure by eliminating staff training of new devices and would also contribute to the continued high standard of care provided to patients.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: P0284
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
09/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Paxman Coolers Ltd
International House, Penistone Road, Fenay Bridge
Huddersfield
HD80LE
UK
Telephone: +44 7741264869
E-mail: info@paxmanscalpcooling.com
NUTS: UKL14
Internet address(es)
URL: https://paxmanscalpcooling.com/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
133 208.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The VEAT notice will end on Midnight the 20th of December 2024
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=146656.
(WA Ref:146656)
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
10/12/2024