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Published 26 Jan 2024, 16:21 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Callout Service for Wandsworth Nurse Call Systems

Official notice

Authority: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 29 Feb 2024no call for competition
Awarded to MET HEALTHCARE LTD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for provision of a callout service for maintenance of nurse call systems manufactured by Wandsworth.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Maintenance / testing / repair of nurse call systems manufactured by Wandsworth and…Awarded

Maintenance / testing / repair of nurse call systems manufactured by Wandsworth and located within the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust. Maintenance / testing / repair to be provided strictly in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended maintenance procedures, using OEM parts, where necessary.

Initial period of contract to be 5 years, with a potential extension of up to a further 2 years, with a total maximum value of £300,000. Additional information: The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust has been provided with confirmation that MET Healthcare Ltd is the sole-provider for maintenance of nurse call systems manufactured by Wandsworth, as covered by this notice. Consequently, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust proposes use of Regulation 32 (Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication).

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Facilities owned by the Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Jan 2024, 16:21 GMT
Last source update
13 Mar 2024, 07:49 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007936
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04351c Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Published justification

MET Healthcare Ltd is the sole agent in Northern Ireland for maintenance of these systems and is therefore the only company capable of performing the service and maintaining/ repairing the equipment in line with OEM requirements.

Consequently, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust proposes use of Regulation 32 (Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication).

Publisher note: The Belfast Health & Social Care Trust has been provided with confirmation that MET Healthcare Ltd is the sole-provider for maintenance of nurse call systems manufactured by Wandsworth, as covered by this notice. Consequently, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust proposes use of Regulation 32 (Use of the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 29 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MET HEALTHCARE LTDSME£300,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
MET HEALTHCARE LTDSME£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Callout Service for Wandsworth Nurse Call Systems · MET HEALTHCARE LTDSME

    Signed
    29 Feb 2024
    Value
    £300,000
    Status
    active
  • Callout Service for Wandsworth Nurse Call Systems · MET HEALTHCARE LTDSME

    Signed
    26 Jan 2024
    Value
    £300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth LISBURN ROAD, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT97ABContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Belfast Health & Social Care TrustReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MET Healthcare LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI602270 Unit 52-53, Ballymena Business Centre, 62 Fenaghy Rd, Galgorm Parks, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, BT42 1FL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.