Contract award · 26 Jan 2024

Hire of Fully Managed All-inclusive Vehicles for Diabetic Eye Screening

Public Health Wales awarded “Hire of Fully Managed All-inclusive Vehicles for Diabetic Eye…” to Tenovus for £117k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careWales

Value £117k
WinnerTenovus

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Public Health Wales · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Tenovus
Value
£117,471
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
Region
Wales
Timeline
  1. Contract date26 Jan 2024
  2. Published20 Feb 2024Published 25 days after the contract date

Description

The following requirement is a continuation of current service to support Diabetic Eye Screening Wales. This is a fully managed all-inclusive service that includes: - Logistical planning of MSU in required areas - Pre-agreed locations to site units - Transport of the unit - Allocated resource per day to manage the unit - Fuel Charges - Cleaning The fully inclusive cost for a mobile unit is 600.00 GBP per day, with the total cost for the 6 months (+3 months + 3 months extensions) is 218,400.00 GBP This will take the total project value to 381,400.00 GBP and the reason for this VEAT. The service had previously used another supplier for a similar approach from Feb 2023 to March 2023. The expected throughput of participants was not achieved due to the regular issues experienced with the units and provider. As a result, a number of clinics and appointments had to be cancelled. Due to the issues experienced and costs and cancelling of appointments, this provider was not suitable for continu…

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