Award

Heartflow Jul 20 - Mar 21

NHS ENGLAND

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Award

06 Oct 2021 at 20:10

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process pertains to NHS England, which has conducted a tender titled "Heartflow Jul 20 - Mar 21" in the health industry category, specifically focusing on cardiology services. The process, which has reached the award stage, involves the provision of advanced cardiac reporting services, including 4D non-invasive representations of coronary artery systems. The contract was signed on 17 May 2021, with a total value of £4,933,100, although one related procurement lot was cancelled following no responses to a prior notice. The delivery of the services is designated for NHS Hospital Trusts located in the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in advanced medical technology and cardiology services. Companies capable of supplying highly specialised healthcare products or services, such as cardiac imaging solutions, would be well-suited to engage in this market. Given the unique technical requirements of this contract, businesses with proven innovation and tailored support in this niche should consider competing, especially since the procurement method involved a limited award procedure due to the lack of competition for the specific technical solutions needed by NHS England.

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Notice Title

Heartflow Jul 20 - Mar 21

Notice Description

The provision of 4D non-invasive representation of the coronary artery system including flow data, services.The supply of a cardiac reporting services including a 4D non-invasive representation of the coronary artery system including flow data produced from a CT Data set. Provide training specific to the software solutions.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award in accordance with Reg 32 following no response to a published Voluntary Transparency Notice

Procurement Information

NHS England published in the OJEU its intention to award a contract to this supplier for these services in a Voluntary Transparency Notice with reference OJEU 185481-2020. on 21 April 2020. It received no communications in relation to the published VTN and entered into a contract with the supplier accordingly.The product required by the NHS is a highly specialised piece of medical technology with a very specific capabilities. The requirements for the particular product features (and product support) described are determined by clinical need.NHS England has established, through extensive engagement, that there appears to be no supplier other than the awardee who can currently meet the stated requirement. This has led NHS England to the conclusions that:(i) it is extremely unlikely that any other capable supplier could bid for the contract if a call for competition was then issued via a contract notice; and(iii) it is reasonable to conclude that competition for this award is absent for technical reasons.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e8ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024961-2021
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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85121231 - Cardiology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,933,100 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 May 20214 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ENGLAND
Contact Name
Charlie Stephens
Contact Email
charlie.stephens@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 6LH
Post Town
South East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI4 Inner London - East

Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
St George's
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HEARTFLOW

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