Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) - Procurement Services
Procurement Services, 4-5 Charnwood Court, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw,
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
Contact person: Emma Lane
Telephone: +44 02921501375
E-mail: emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://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
Clinical Support Hub Mobile Resource Pilot
Reference number: CAV-VEA (24-25) 102
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85143000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of NHS Wales Executive's Strategic Programme for Urgent and Emergency Care who are seeking to establish a service to support the management of patients by the Clinical Support Hub (CSH) and located within the regional areas covered by the CSH.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
180 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85143000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Strategic Programme for Urgent and Emergency Care are seeking to establish a 12 month pilot for a support contract which would carry out observations and assessments. This would enable the Clinical Support Hub (CSH) to manage more cases more appropriately saving time and resource for traditional UPC OOH services. The pilot provider are able to visit patients in their own homes and in care homes and there is also an option to have a wheelchair-enabled car that can transport patients either to hospital, if required, or to an out of hours base. An example of the activities under the Clinical Support Hub Mobile Resource Pilot are;
1. 12 lead ECG for interpretation by a Clinician
2. Taking bloods and transporting to laboratory
3. Urine dip
4. Weighing patients
5. Patient transport to UPC base
6. Support to pull cases from the 111 PEQ (stack)
7. Support direct admission
8. Patient follow up to monitor /update observations
The proposed pilot will cover the three CSH: Vantage Point House (East), Thanet house (West), and Ty Elwy (North), with two cars for North and West Wales to take account of the geography, thereby covering the whole of Wales. The service would be in place for 10 hours per day on Saturdays/Sundays and 8 hours on Bank holidays.
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 support offered by St John’s has already been tried and tested by WAST and Health Boards and the offer can be flexed to include the management of falls in line with a Falls Response Framework and associated pathways if appropriate.
St John's has capacity to provide 2 vehicles along with the equipment and personnel who have the medical training, qualifications and capability to run a 12 month pilot scheme which is anticipated to commence mid November 2024 in time for supporting winter pressures. The pilot will be evaluated to understand if there have been any clear outcomes to providing this additional support and if successful, funding may be allocated for future requirement and therefore, there will be a new procurement process for a longer term arrangement.
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
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
28/10/2024
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
St John Ambulance Cymru
Priory House, Beignon Close
Cardiff
CF245PB
UK
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
180 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract value referred to within this notice is estimated figure for the contract to allow for flexibility in support provision.
Please note that should you have any queries from the 29th October to the 4th November 2025, you can also contact;
Chris Squires, Procurement Business Manager
Telephone: 02921500806
Email: christopher.squires@wales.nhs.uk
(WA Ref:145613)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of NHS Wales Executive will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/10/2024