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title: "Provision of Specialist Medical Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0428df"
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# Provision of Specialist Medical Services

Buyer: HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0428df

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## Summary

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has awarded a contract for the provision of Specialist Medical Services to Sheffield Teaching Hospital. The contract, valued at £576,000.00 GBP, was signed on 1st November 2023 and is set to run until 31st October 2026. The procurement method used was an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with the rationale being the absence of competition for technical reasons.

This procurement opportunity in the Health and social work services category offers business growth potential for organisations with expertise in specialist clinical medical services. The contract location is Buxton, Derbyshire, UK. Businesses with a deep understanding of regulatory and policy aims in the healthcare sector, coupled with up-to-date medical expertise, would be well-suited to compete for this tender opportunity.

## Notice

HSE is proposing to enter into a contract with Sheffield Teaching Hospital until 31/10/2026 for the provision of specialist clinical medical expertise to deliver statutory and regulatory requirements for medical input to maintain national databases (e.g. asbestos workers), clinical input to research requiring human volunteers, clinical representation on HSE working Groups (e.g. metal working fluids), specialist support for prosecutions acting as expert witnesses, and clinical input into evaluation activities for the health strategy.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

HSE is proposing to enter into a contract with Sheffield Teaching Hospital until 31/10/2028 for the provision of specialist clinical medical expertise to deliver statutory and regulatory requirements for medical input to maintain national databases (e.g. asbestos workers), clinical input to research requiring human volunteers, clinical representation on HSE working Groups (e.g. metal working fluids), specialist support for prosecutions acting as expert witnesses, and clinical input into evaluation activities for the health strategy

Options: A 2 year extension

### Procurement Information

Regulation 32 exempt: 32(2)(b)(ii) whereby competition is absent for technical reasons. HSE asserts its beliefthat Sheffield Teaching Hospital is the only economic operator in the EU that is capable of supporting HSE inrespect of delivering the service required. The work delivered by physicians to HSE requires a unique combination of both medical expertise (up to dateand relevant to real clinical situations through continued medical practice and diagnosis) coupled with a deepunderstanding of the regulatory and policy aims of the HSE. The roles do not lend themselves to a 'pool of different medics' doing the work on a 'who is available' basisas the Medical Advisers actively contribute and are instrumental to the wider occupational health work ofHSE. They play a key role in governance and delivering the 'clinical lead' function, including taking the leadon regulatory aspects of medical and health work, scientific and research activity or revalidation and appraisalaspects of HSE's medical activity. This integrated approach of maintaining hands-on clinical knowledge coupledto regulatory knowledge is vital for HSE to deliver its role and act as the government's chief occupational healthadviser

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037551-2023 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £576,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HEALTH & SAFETY EXECUTIVE |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 7HS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

## Release History

- 20 Dec 2023 at 16:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037551-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hse.gov.uk

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