Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 14 May 2021, 13:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NSSCOVID-19 – 322 Care Home Kit Assembly

Authority: The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") (NHS & healthcare)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Awarded value£1,658,7402 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 May 2021no call for competition

Awarded to SYKES Global Services Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This requirement is for the assembly, packaging and distribution of the newly developed care home kit that is to be supplied Scotland care homes to support staff testing and then passed to the regional labs.

CPV: Medical consumables

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to…Awarded

This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

This award has been approved for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority in line with Regulation 33(1)(c) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

This notice has been modified to reflect the revised value required to cover previously unforeseen spend up to the end of the contract period.

Delivery: Scotland · NHS Scotland

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: Goods
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: 14 May 2021, 13:24 BST
Last source update: 25 Jun 2021, 16:24 BST
Authority reference: 21700
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-014583
Classification (CPV): Medical consumables
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b128 Find a Tender

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: This is a directly awarded contract between the Authority on behalf of NHS Scotland to meet the additional demands of the Scottish Health and Social Care sector during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:658566)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,658,7402 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 May 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SYKES Global Services Ltd	£729,370 †	—	Awarded
SYKES Global Services Ltd	£929,370 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 010679-2021-1 · SYKES Global Services Ltd
Signed
1 May 2021
Value
£729,370
Status
active
NSSCOVID-19 – 322 Care Home Kit Assembly · SYKES Global Services Ltd
Signed
1 May 2021
Value
£929,370
Status
active
- Change This notice has been modified to reflect the revised value required to cover previously unforeseen spend up to the end of the contract period. The contract value has been increased by 200000 GBP., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: It has become apparent that the initial 729370GBP sought in the previous direct award for the requirement does not cover the spend required for the awarded supplier to provide service to the Authority until 01 August 2021, at which point the full regulated procurement procedure (currently in progress) will be at award stage. It is estimated that 200000 GBP is required to cover this period.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9EBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sheriff Court HouseReview body EdinburghContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Sykes Global Services LtdAwarded supplier Nether Road, Galashiels, UK, TD1 3HEContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.