Published date: 30 April 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 25 March 2021, 1am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£192,000

Procurement reference

Clinical diagnostic services - Bury CCG

Published date

30 April 2021

Closing date

25 March 2021

Closing time

1am

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Provision of Echocardiography within the community. Service is provided within three primary care health centres.

The contract being awarded is for an interim duration of 12 months (with rights reserved for this to be extended for up to a further 12 months if required) to ensure continuity of essential community diagnostic services, affording the CCG opportunity to develop a new service solution involving a Community Diagnostic Hub.

More information

Additional text

Award of an interim contract to an incumbent provider, for a period of 12 months to enable the CCG to progress and complete development of a new Community Diagnostic commissioning strategy

Rights are reserved for this to be extended for up to a further 12 months (24 months maximum), commencing 1st April 2021 until 31st March 2022 (possibly until 31st March 2023.

Contract value is for the maximum of 24 months, representing £96,000 for the 12 month contract.

Award information

Awarded date

25 March 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£192,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PDS (Medical) Ltd

Address

Newfield House Vicarage Lane, Blackpool, FY4 4EW

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

The contracting authority has assessed the supplier to be the most feasible, capable and affordable solution to ensure continuity of these essential front-line primary care services within the local footprint of the CCG, building on existing infrastructure, local assets and knowledge and using the investment to ensure optimal system sustainability both in terms of workforce resilience, and within the finite financial resources available at this time.

Observing its obligations under the NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition)(No.2) Regulations 2013, the CCG has assessed the appropriateness to award this interim contract directly through a non-competitive process to secure continuity of high quality community diagnostic capacity for Bury patients, from an incumbent provider. This process is assessed as being proportionate and necessarily achieving a balance of commissioning priorities at this time.

During this interim contract period, the CCG will progress development of a new future Community commissioning strategy.

About the buyer

Address

Bury CCG
Townside Primary Care Centre, 1 Knowsley Place, Knowsley Street
Bury
BL9 0SN
England

Email

catherine.tickle@nhs.net

Website

www.buryccg.nhs.uk