Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF83 1AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443848585
E-mail: nadine.stokes@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
Expert Advice, Co-Delivery & Support for Patient Safety & Harm Reduction Improvement for Public Health Wales
Reference number: PHW-OJEU-48526
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80570000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We are seeking support focused specifically in the area of patient safety and harm reduction from experts at an internationally recognised level who can demonstrate impact and success in similar systems and have enabled transformation in patient safety. The supplier will demonstrate working in multiple health settings, systems and countries. The outputs and outcomes of the work should demonstrate healthcare system improvement in practice, i.e. improvements in patient safety; patient outcomes; and healthcare system performance to enable these
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 079 077.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Public Health Wales,
Capital Quarter
Cardiff
United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Outputs: the commissioned support is anticipated to include (but is not limited to):
Coaching for executives in patient safety leadership
Supporting the spread and scale of improvement across an organisation and nationally
Up skilling multidisciplinary frontline staff with a suite of improvement tools, using a health systems science approach
Evidence-based change packages which address patient safety issues across the continuum of care
Targeted support from expert ‘Faculty’ where required
Virtual workshops and seminars at an organisational level
Collaborative approach to facilitate peer learning nationally
Mentoring Improvement Cymru to take forward its strategic approach and deliver the support sustainably
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality Criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ 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 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:
2021/S 000-025363
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PHW-OJEU-48526
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/02/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
53 State Street 19th Floor
Boston
02109
US
NUTS: US
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 079 077.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:142330)
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.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
Unsuccessful tenderers and applicants are entitled to receive reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/applicant was unsuccessful.
Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1.
Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendments) Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/06/2024