Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: NGH EPR Delivery Partner

UK-Northampton: General management consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, RNS
       Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1536493406, Email: alison.mckenzie4@nhs.net
       Contact: Alison McKenzie
       Main Address: https://www.ngh.nhs.uk
       NUTS Code: UKF2

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Health

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: NGH EPR Delivery Partner            
      Reference number: 868376781

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79411000 - General management consultancy services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: EPR Delivery Partner for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 738,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: EPR delivery partner for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Price - Weighting: 10
            

      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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 868376781    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: EPR Delivery Partner

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 01/07/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Smart Co Consulting Limited, 05906221
             10 York Road, London, SE1 8HP, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7869420705, Email: taja.quigley@smart-co.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 738,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=868377650

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
          Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
          Internet address: www.ngh.nhs.uk

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/11/2024




ANNEX D

   2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

         The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

   3. Explanation
          A compliant procurement process was conducted using the G-Cloud 13 framework, with engagement from the relevant operational experts across NGH. The aim was to select an EPR Delivery Partner. The procurement process followed the framework six step approach: Step 1 Requirements and selection criteria agreed Step 2 Initial Assessment Longlist to shortlist Step 3 Develop longlist into shortlist by refining search using other filters or words Step 4 Contact suppliers for clarification Step 5 Evaluation and selection against award criteria Step 6 Award & Buy All those steps were followed.