Clarion Housing Group: Emergency call equipment provision, installation and services

UK-London: Health and social work services.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Clarion Housing Group
       6 More London Place, London, SE1 2DA, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2083138225, Email: ashley.ogarro@clarionhg.com
       Main Address: https://www.clarionhg.com/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.clarionhg.com/
       NUTS Code: UK

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Housing and community amenities


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Emergency call equipment provision, installation and services.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      85000000 - Health and social work services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: Clarion Housing Group Limited is proposing to enter a contract with Everon UK Limited to supply, install and support emergency call telecare equipment in Clarion's assisted living schemes.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 9,000,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      33196100 - Devices for the elderly.
      33196200 - Devices for the disabled.
      33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products.
      35125100 - Sensors.
   

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    Clarion Housing Group Limited is proposing to enter a contract with Everon UK Limited to supply, install and support emergency call telecare equipment in Clarion's assisted living schemes.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   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: Negotiated procedure without prior publication (in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)          
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 09/04/2021.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          EVERON UK LIMITED, 06955874
       Meadowcroft House, 182 Balcombe Road, Horley, Surrey, RH6 9ER, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 8,000,000         
         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=585189326
GO-2021524-PRO-18288587 TKR-2021524-PRO-18288586   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Clarion Housing Group
       6 More London Place, London, SE1 2DA, United Kingdom
       Email: ashley.ogarro@clarionhg.com
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                Clarion Housing Group
       Level 6, 6 More London Place, London, SE1 2DA, United Kingdom
       Email: ashley.ogarro@clarionhg.com.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Clarion Housing Group Limited
       Level 6, 6 More London Place, London, SE1 2DA, United Kingdom
       Email: ashley.ohgarro@clarionhg.com
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/05/2021


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU

1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU

   No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: Not provided

   
   
   The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
   
   Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No
   
   Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

   New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

   Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest: No

   

   Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: Not Provided



3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   Clarion Housing Group Limited has awarded its contract for the supply, install, maintenance and associated services for emergency call telecare equipment to Everon UK Limited as it believes Regulation 32(b)(ii) applies:
(b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic
operator for any of the following reasons:—
(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.

The Regulation applies as no other telecare solution can provide Clarion's requirements in full:
1. Digital solution requiring no modification when BT OpenReach replace/switch off the analogue PSTN.
2. Entirely wireless operation through mobile telephone networks.
3. Integrates with door entry systems.
4. The ability to configure a number of telecare units and peripherals as a scheme that can be managed and monitored using a cloud based application.
5. Does not require central control equipment, DECT infrastructure or similar.