Orthotics (formally Community Appliance Service)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD74)

Awarded value£1,700,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Opcare Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit are working on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB to award a contract for Elective Services - Orthotics - Wirral Place for a period of 1 year from 1st April 2024.

This will provide continuity of service for patients who have devices relevant to their care. The award will ensure all partnership working continues between the NHS Trust and the Independent Sector, that will deliver benefits, minimise disruption, and deliver financial efficiencies across the local health economy.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: North West · Wirral Place

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: 29 Dec 2023, 12:03 GMT
Last source update: 29 Dec 2023, 12:03 GMT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-037999
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042a0d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was awarded under PCR 2015 Regulation 32 (1) (b) (ii), where the service can be supplied only by a particular economic operator, and no reasonable alternative exists.
This is awarded on a 1 year contract to provide essential continuity for patients who have devices relevant to their care.
The award will ensure partnership working continues between the NHS Trust and the Independent Sector that will deliver crucial benefits, and minimise unnecessary disruption
for patients at a time of great turmoil within the NHS, whilst longer term pathways are planned. This will also deliver essential financial efficiencies across the local health economy.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,700,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Opcare Limited	£1,700,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037999-2023-1 · Opcare Limited
Signed
29 Dec 2023
Value
£1,700,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Wirral Place)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth No 1 Lakeside, Centre Park, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Opcare LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02905086 Ability House, 21 Nuffield Way, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 1RLContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.