Published date: 3 March 2022
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Medical practice and related services - 85120000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£203,489 to £14,244,423
Procurement reference
BSWDVT
Published date
3 March 2022
Closing date
2 April 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
3 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2029
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Direct award
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Bath and North East, Swindon and Wiltshire Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (BSWCCG) is going to award a contract to Bath and North East Somerset Enhanced Medical Services (BEMS+) to continue to provide a community based DVT diagnostic service for the population of Bath and North East Somerset who are over the age of 18.
BEMS+ will continue to deliver a diagnostic service to support practices and the GP out-of-hours service in the management and treatment of DVT.
The provider will deliver services:
• promote the referral mechanism
• supply near patient D-dimer testing kits to practices and the GP out-of-hours service
• provide full leg ultrasound scanning in a community location
• provide training to GPs (General Practice and Out of Hours Service)
• manage the relationships with General Practice and the Out of Hours Service
BEMS+ provided a good service with strong relationships with other providers including the 24 GP practices, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, the Bath Treatment Centre, Homeless Healthcare Services and non-emergency patient transport services which means that they are best placed to continue providing these services.
The contract has an annualised value of £203,489. This service will be included in the wider contract with Bath and North East Somerset Enhanced Medical Services (BEMS+) and the service continuation will form part of the annualised review of the contract and the services contained therein.
The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Commissioner has voluntarily advertised this notice of intention to award this contract to reach as wide an audience as possible and to promote transparency and in line with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii). The Commissioner is firmly of the view that competition is absent for technical reasons, that the organisation listed above are the only provider capable of meeting the CCG's needs within specific localities for the reasons detailed above.
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Additional text
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The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
Award information
Awarded date
2 March 2022
Contract start date
3 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2029
Total value of contract
£14,244,423
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Bath and North East Somerset Enhanced Medical Services (BEMS+)
Address
Unit 13A, Church Farm Business Park, Bath BA2 9AP
Reference
Companies House number: IP29848R
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Angela Mortley
Address
Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Unit E3, Langley Park, Avon Way
Chippenham
SN15 1GG
England
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