Official UK procurement notice
Hearing aid support services across Somerset Care Homes
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHearing aid support services across Somerset Care Homes
CPV: Community health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of hearing aid support services across Somerset Care Homes:Awarded
The provision of hearing aid support services across Somerset Care Homes:<br/>To provide a high quality accessible NHS hearing aid aftercare to care home residents, their visitors and staff.<br/>To enable support for continued hearing aid use.<br/>To provide hearing screening checks for people with undiagnosed hearing loss.<br/>To provide information on hearing loss and the effects of hearing loss.<br/>To support communication needs by providing timely signposting to support/rehabilitation services and groups.<br/>To support care home staff to help their residents with their hearing loss.;<br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. The approximate life time value of the contract is £46,000.00<br/><br/>This is a new service with a new provider.<br/><br/>The service will be delivered for a period of 12 months from 13 Jan 2025.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Dec 2024, 13:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2025, 17:31 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005473- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cd04Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 9 Jan 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 9 January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The decision-maker is the Programme Director – Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) Programme, Somerset ICS Diagnostics Lead.<br/><br/>There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.<br/><br/>The highest weighting was attributed to the the value of the contract due to the limited financial envelope for this service, all other elements had equal weightings. <br/><br/>The RNID were chosen as the provider due to their ability to deliver the contract within budget and having a proven track record of successfully delivering the service for a number of other NHS Trusts. RNID is also a nationally recognised charity supporting people with hearing loss.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (2)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.The lifetime v…
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.The lifetime v…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) | £46,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 041568-2024-1 · Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
- Signed
- 27 Dec 2024
- Value
- £46,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE (RNID)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.