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title: "PSR (C&C) Heart Valves - Royal Brompton & Harefields NHS Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04abb7"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST"
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# PSR (C&C) Heart Valves - Royal Brompton & Harefields NHS Trust

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04abb7

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## Summary

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is engaging in a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) procurement process to award a contract for heart valve services to the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. The procurement falls under the healthcare sector, classified as "Hospital and related services" and originating from Leicester, UK. This process is in the award stage, with an intention to award notice published on 14th October 2024. Notably, the award is governed by the Health Care Services Regulations 2023, and representations must be made by 24th October 2024. The procurement method used is a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, marking a focus on direct award to compliant providers.

This tender presents a significant business growth opportunity within the healthcare industry, particularly for entities capable of supplying tissue and cellular products under strict compliance with UK regulations and guidelines. Companies specialising in Human Tissue Authority (HTA) licensed services will find this contract lucrative, given its emphasis on timely and traceable product delivery. The contract requires maintaining records for up to 30 years post-clinical use, making it suitable for businesses with robust long-term documentation processes. Therefore, businesses with expertise in the procurement, processing, testing, storage, and distribution of medical tissues and cells are well-positioned to compete effectively.

## Notice

Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Route C contract for Heart Valves to Royal Brompton & Harefields NHS Foundation Trust Hospital

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a provider selection regime contract award through direct award route c for Heart Valves.

The service will provide Tissue and Cellular Products that comply with current regulations and UK Guidelines and provide products in a timely manner. They are licensed by the Human Tissue Authority (HTA) to procure, process, test,store and distribute Tissues and Cells for human application. The service will require as much notice as possible and in the case of non-urgent requests will require a minimum of three days notice. The service will provide tissues and cells that are labelled with unique barcodes for traceability from the donor to the recipient and vice versa, and records will be kept for a minimum of 30 years after clinical use.

The service is priced on cost by case with no usage over the past 12 months. PS1.00 has been placed as a placeholder value for FTS. Additional information: Provider Selection Regime (PSR) - Intention to Award

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24/10/2024. The contract has not yet been formally awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Award decision makers involved in this process include-
Ali Babu - Procurement Graduate Trainee
Dan Bromley - Category Manager
Jade Mall - Assistant Contract Manager
Nicola Coleman - Leicester Bone & Tissue Bank General Manager
Shaiba Kalsi - Service Manager
Dan Barley - Group Head of Financial Management

There were no declared conflicts of interest

Representations should be sent to - ali.babu@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.

### Procurement Information

Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Route C - This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations made by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24/04/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032949-2024 |
| 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 | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 6WW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2024 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032949-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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