Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Maintenance & Consumables for Urology Robot
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe robot is a critical piece of equipment that uses a minimally invasive surgical approach, the introduction of which was a major step towards transforming cancer service within Wales. This pioneering service ensures that treatment for Welsh patients with operable tumours will be revolutionised as they will have access to the most advanced, up to date and innovative cancer treatments in multiple cancer specialties. The urology service at Cardiff & Vale UHB provides centralised cancer care to 400 prostate and kidney cancer patients every year. The current maintenance and consumables contract is held with the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Intuitive Surgical Ltd and is shortly due to expire. The award of this contract is to maintain service support and consumables to support the Da Vinci Xi Robot situated within the Urology directorate at Cardiff & Vale UHB.
CPV: Urology, exploration devices
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A successful Health Technology Fund (HTF) bid was approved by the Welsh Government in…Awarded
A successful Health Technology Fund (HTF) bid was approved by the Welsh Government in June 2013 in order to implement robotic surgery for minimally invasive treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer in South Wales. The da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery System was procured by Cardiff and Vale UHB in 2014 and at the time was the most advanced robotic surgery system in the world.
The robot is a critical piece of equipment that uses a minimally invasive surgical approach, the introduction of which was a major step towards transforming cancer service within Wales. This pioneering service ensures that treatment for Welsh patients with operable tumours will be revolutionised as they will have access to the most advanced, up to date and innovative cancer treatments in multiple cancer specialties. The urology service at Cardiff & Vale UHB provides centralised cancer care to 400 prostate and kidney cancer patients every year.
The award of this contract will ensure consistent maintenance, service support and consumables are provided to support the use of the Da Vinci Robot.
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
- 4 Oct 2022, 12:44 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Oct 2022, 12:44 BST
- Authority reference
CAV-DCO (22-23) 38- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027826- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0372c3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Funding was received to purchase the Da Vinci Xi Robot back in 2013, and at the time was the most advanced robotic surgery system in the world. The robot is now approaching 8 years old, and the current maintenance and consumables contract is held with the OEM.
Publisher note: (WA Ref:125053)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical Limited | £523,125 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 027826-2022-CAV-DCO (22-23) 38-1 · Intuitive Surgical Limited
- Signed
- 26 Sept 2022
- Value
- £523,125
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Intuitive Surgical LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.