Published date: 13 May 2020

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


Closing: 17 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

tender_72452/854396

Published date

13 May 2020

Closing date

17 September 2018

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

1 March 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

The NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) is a two-stage process for screening and diagnosing breast cancers. Women initially undergo two-view mammography of each breast. The resulting images are reported by two independent readers who may be breast radiologists, breast physicians, consultant radiographers or advanced practitioner radiographers. The two possible outcomes from image reporting are abnormal or normal.

The aim of the Programme is to maximise screening sensitivity (diagnosing the disease in the population who have the disease) whilst also maximising screening specificity (correctly identifying those who do not have the disease).

PHE originally went out to market using the open procedure with only one tenderer (the existing supplier) expressing an interest. Subsequently that tenderer notified PHE that they could no longer fulfil the requirements of the specification due to a key member of staff moving to the University of Nottingham. The tenderer subsequently transferred the intellectual property to the University of Nottingham to help facilitate the continuance of programme monitoring.

The University of Nottingham have agreed to meet the specification requirements at the same cost as the bidder that originally tendered therefore ensuring value for money.

As there is only one supplier capable of meeting the requirements PHE used the negotiated procedure without prior publication to award the contract to the University of Nottingham under Regulations 32 (2) (b) (ii) and (iii).

Award information

Awarded date

2 March 2020

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

1 March 2021

Total value of contract

£249,071

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The University of Nottingham

Address

University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Manor Farm Road, Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JG
England

Telephone

01980 619960

Email

tenders@phe.gov.uk