Deloitte NTP Phase 1 · UK public procurement notice

CPV: General management consultancy services

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

2 Mar 2021, 15:44 GMT

Last source update

2 Mar 2021, 15:44 GMT

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-004163

Classification (CPV)

General management consultancy services

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Negotiated procedure without prior publication1. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020.2. Establishing adequate testing infrastructure is key element of ensuring an effective response to the pandemic. The requirements for specialist expertise and breadth of resource that can scale rapidly has been identified as necessary to build a robust testing prpgramme at the speed necessary, at a national level.3. DHSC is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:A. As far as is strictly necessary: The pandemic necessitated an immediate increase in lab and testing capacity and infrastructure to identify and seek to curtail the spread of Covid 19.B. There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: The public health risks and mortality rate associated with the pandemic required an immediate response to limit the spread of Covid 19 and save lives.C. The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: The Commission itself confirmed: “The current coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency – precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary.” (Commissioner Breton, Internal Market, 01.04.2020).D. It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: It is not possible to comply with the timescales of another procedure due to the urgent requirement to ensure the build of testing infrastructure commences immediately. E. The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority – DHSC has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency

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