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 1 Apr 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Opcare Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Orthotic Services in Wirral Place to 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 #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB have awarded a contract for Elective Services -…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB have awarded 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.

It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('Regulations') as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations. Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is

not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. Additional information: F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice previously published:

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-037999

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: 23 May 2024, 09:14 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2024, 09:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-016263
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD74)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0469e8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
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

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2024

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

Contracts

Orthotics (formally Community Appliance Service) · Opcare Limited
Signed
1 Apr 2024
Value
£1,700,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG 1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square, Warrington, North West, WA11QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Opcare LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 020905086 Ability House, 21 Nuffield Way, Abington, Oxfordshire, South East, OX14 1RL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.