Notice Information
Notice Title
Services in Relation to Management and Tracking of PPE Deliveries and Distribution
Notice Description
Contract for the provision of consultancy services in relation to management of the end to end data processes for DHSC PPE purchase orders, managing the supply chain visibility from when purchase orders (PO) are raised, up to and including the receipt of the products at the warehouse distribution centres.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Contract for the provision of consultancy services in relation to management of the end to end data processes for DHSC PPE purchase orders, managing the supply chain visibility from when purchase orders (PO) are raised, up to and including the receipt of the products at the warehouse distribution centres.
Procurement Information
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a serious infectious respiratory disease and its consequences pose a risk to life. The COVID-19 outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concerns as declared by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020. The WHO Director General characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March 2020, by this stage Europe was the centre of the pandemic.The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is critical in safeguarding the health and lives of the care professionals treating patients with COVID-19. Delays in the tracking and distribution of PPE poses a risk to life of those on the front line and the likelihood of significantly increased death toll. In April 2020 it became clear that a system was needed in order to track inbound PPE deliveries from across the world which could the provide information to the distribution centre so they know what would be delivered and when. Due to the unprecedented amount of PPE being procured as a result of Covid-19, a procurement following the usual timescales under the PCR 2015, including accelerated options, was impossible. DHSC was under immediate pressure to manage the large volumes of PPE and ensure that these were appropriately distributed across the NHS network to combat the pandemic. A delay in engaging with the market by running a usual procurement process ran the risk of failing to track delivery and distribute the necessary stock of PPE equipment and presenting a significant risk to life.The provision included use of the supplier's IT tracking system and the staffing support to administer and update the system.The Department for Health and Social Care is satisfied the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:A. As far as is strictly necessary: A system to manage and track PPE was identified as strictly necessary to meet anticipated demand on the NHS during the first wave of cases in the UKB. There are genuine reasons for extreme urgency: It is responding to COVID-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency.C. The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: The Commission itself confirmed: "The current coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency - precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary." (Commissioner Breton, Internal Market, 01.04.2020).D. It is impossible to comply with the usual timescales in the PCR: There was no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation that would allow it to secure the provisions of a management system to track PPE as DHSC were already receiving large amounts of PPE stock at rapid rates to protect those on the front line in the NHS. E. The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority: DHSC has not caused or contributed to the Coronavirus crisis, which justifies the need for extreme urgency.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02d05b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018669-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Aug 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Feb 20215 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0EU
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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