Published date: 22 July 2020

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


Closing: 9 July 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£764,033

Procurement reference

DN486158

Published date

22 July 2020

Closing date

9 July 2020

Contract start date

10 July 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Wakefield Council has directly awarded a contract to Conexus Healthcare Ltd (which commenced on the 10th
July 2020) to deliver a COVID-19 Outreach Testing Service in Wakefield in accordance with Regulation 32 of the
Public Contracts Regulations (PCRs) 2015 (Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication.

Earlier this year the European Commission accepted that COVID-19 was an unforeseeable global pandemic.

Satellite testing services were set up via multi-agency provision of which the Council had no control. A decision
was made to close the Satellite Testing Service at Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield on 5th July 2020 despite a
continuing need for a COVID-19 testing service in Wakefield for those unable to use the national testing service
commissioned by the DHSC. This left the Council in urgent need to procure a replacement service as to not to
have this testing in place would create a serious and imminent threat to public health.

Given the urgency, tt was impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCRs - even with reduced time
limits (i.e. 15 days for receipt of tenders when using the open procedure), as it would not have been possible
to work towards the required service commencement date of 10th July 2020.. Also there were no Framework
Agreements or Dynamic Purchasing Systems available to use.

Award information

Awarded date

9 July 2020

Contract start date

10 July 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2021

Total value of contract

£764,033

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Connexus Healthcare Ltd.

Address

Wakefield

Reference

Companies House number: 10772469

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Karen Towers

Address

Wakefield One Po Box 700,Burton Street
WAKEFIELD
WF12EB
England

Telephone

01924306780

Email

Ktowers@wakefield.gov.uk