Official UK procurement notice
Digital Partnering · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoyal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) entering into a Population Based Collaboration Agreement (Agreement) with Babylon Partners Limited (Babylon) to develop and deliver innovative digital systems and joint care services focussing on proactive interventions and prevention, managing chronic conditions more effectively and intensively supporting service users admitted to hospital. Initial term for the Agreement: 5 years; extendable for further 5 years with breaks in years 8 and 9. Max duration 10 years. Intention of parties is to develop systems which deliver savings to RWT. Financial modelling assumes Babylon invests at its own risk; if projected savings generated, will be shared between RWT and Babylon through Gain/Loss Share Agreement. Modelling only able to be undertaken over first 5 years of Agreement; if successful (and extended) it is anticipated that a similar level of savings (and therefore cost to RWT) will be incurred over the extended period of the Agreement.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1RWT sought to enter into some form of longer term partnering arrangement as a means to…Awarded
RWT sought to enter into some form of longer term partnering arrangement as a means to develop digital service delivery solutions to its population. After market research RWT began discussions with Babylon, identifying it as the only provider of these kinds of solutions available on the market at the scale it desired. As a result, RWT took the decision to negotiate and finalise the Agreement with Babylon directly without undertaking a competitive procurement process on the basis of a negotiated procedure without prior publication under Reg 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, on the grounds set out in Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (competition being absent for technical reasons). Details of the Agreement are set out in Section II.4 above.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jan 2021, 11:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2021, 13:34 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-000875- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028aa9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
RWT sought to enter into some form of longer term partnering arrangement as a means to develop digital service delivery solutions to its population. After market research RWT began discussions with Babylon, identifying it as the only provider of these kinds of solutions available on the market at the scale it desired. As a result, RWT took the decision to negotiate and finalise the Agreement with Babylon directly without undertaking a competitive procurement process on the basis of a negotiated procedure without prior publication under Reg 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, on the grounds set out in Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (competition being absent for technical reasons). Details of the Agreement are set out in Section II.4 above.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ClassificationMain CPV code · II | — | — |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babylon Partners Limited | £4,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Digital Partnering · Babylon Partners Limited
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2021
- Value
- £4,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Babylon Partners LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.