Official UK procurement notice
Independent Sector Hospital Services for BLMK ICB
Authority: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) ICB was seeking independent sector hospital service(s) providers for the provision of elective care services which meets the ICB's requirement on a set of standard terms and conditions. The proposed contract relates to healthcare services in respect of which the patient is offered a choice in relation to the provider. This is a consultant led choice service and therefore meets the requirements of a choice lead service for patients (as set out in Part 8 of the NHS Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Group (Responsibilities and standing rules) Regulations 2012). The service provider was required to operate a site offering the relevant services from within the BLMK ICB geographical area that the ICB considers appropriate to enable its patients to access the services. Based on the current activity levels it is anticipated that the contract will have an estimated lifetime value of £11,500,000 (paid in line with NHS Payment Scheme) for the period 1st April 2024 to 30th September 2026. This notice is being published on behalf of NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) ICB in compliance with the transparency requirements of the regulations.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology (including direct to test Endoscopy), General Surgery,…Awarded
Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology (including direct to test Endoscopy), General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology services. Related Physiotherapy and Diagnostics with an Estimated lifetime value of the contract: £11,500,000 (paid in line with NHS Payment Scheme) for the period 01st April 2024 to 30th September 2026. Services provided from Blakelands Hospital, Smeaton Close, Milton Keynes, MK14 5HR. This award has been made following direct award process B and is for an existing service provision with the existing provider.
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
- 12 Apr 2024, 14:48 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Apr 2024, 14:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012010- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0451e5Find 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) 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 notice is being published on behalf of NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) ICB in compliance with the transparency requirements of the regulations.
Publisher note: 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. The BLMK ICB Executive Team gave approval of this in December 2023 at a scheduled Exec Meeting. Conflicts of interests have been managed in line with ICB's Conflict of Interest and Standards of Business Conduct Policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinehill | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012010-2024-1 · Pinehill
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology (including direct to test Endoscopy), General Surgery,… | 1bids | — | — | £11,500,000 – £11,500,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £11,500,000 – £11,500,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RAMSAY HEALTH CARE (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.