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Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership has awarded an 18-month contract for a bespoke mail service to Royal Mail to support Bowel Screening Wales. The contract, valued at £933,515, will deliver a tracked 48 mail service for returning test kits to a screening laboratory in Wales. This procurement falls under the health services category and is located in Wales. The contract was signed on 23 July 2024, and the procurement stage is complete. The process followed a limited procurement method without prior publication due to technical reasons, as outlined in EU regulations.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses with the technical capacity to integrate seamlessly with existing health service IT systems. Companies specialising in secure and reliable mail services, particularly those accustomed to handling medical materials, would be well-positioned to compete in similar tenders. The compatibility and tailored solutions required for such contracts highlight potential growth areas for organisations that can offer innovative, cost-effective solutions within public health frameworks. Businesses capable of providing scalable, dependable mail services would benefit from engaging in this and similar tenders in the future.

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Notice Title

Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales

Notice Description

Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales wish to inform the market that they intend to award an 18-month contract to Royal Mail to deliver a bespoke tracked 48 mail service to provide Bowel Screening Wales participants across Wales with a facility to return test kits to a Screening Laboratory in Wales.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Bowel Screening Wales sends invitations and bowel test kits through the post to screening and symptomatic participants. The Royal Mail service is compatible with Public Health Wales Bowel Screening current IT system. Royal Mail provide a clinically safe method to return bowel kits with the understanding that they contain human material. The completed bowel test kits can be posted in a Royal Mail post box making it accessible for participants. Royal Mail provide a consistent method for all participants to make this an equitable process for returning bowel screening test kits.. For all communication regarding this notice, please contact Lewis Blackshaw at lewis.blackshaw2@wales.nhs.uk

Procurement Information

It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Directive 2014/24/EU (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015). This is for technical reasons in that this contract may not be awarded to any other particular economic operator. The incumbent solution allows the capture of bowel screening test kits to be sent and returned by participants across Wales. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists to meet the capability currently in use that would be able to be configured and deployed in a short time without investing a disproportionate and unreasonable amount of public money and Public Health Wales time. The bowel screening solution is live and is widespread use across Wales by Public Health Wales Bowel Screening and participants. The process has been developed and configured to specifically fit Public Health Wales processes and participant requirements.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-143234
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=143234
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract 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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

30199240 - Mailing kit

64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£933,515 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jul 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP
Contact Name
Libby Roberts, Samuel George Hughes
Contact Email
libby.roberts2@wales.nhs.uk, samuel.hughes2@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1745366793, +44 1792860486

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF14 4HH
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Denbighshire
Electoral Ward
Bodelwyddan
Westminster Constituency
Clwyd North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROYAL MAIL

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL485631
    Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales - Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales wish to inform the market that they intend to award an 18-month contract to Royal Mail to deliver a bespoke tracked 48 mail service to provide Bowel Screening Wales participants across Wales with a facility to return test kits to a Screening Laboratory in Wales.
  • https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500828
    Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales - Bespoke mail service for Bowel Screening Wales NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales wish to inform the market that they intend to award an 18-month contract to Royal Mail to deliver a bespoke tracked 48 mail service to provide Bowel Screening Wales participants across Wales with a facility to return test kits to a Screening Laboratory in Wales.

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