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title: "PSR (C&C) Heart Valves - Birmingham Childrens Hospitals"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04abbe"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST"
published: "2024-10-14"
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# PSR (C&C) Heart Valves - Birmingham Childrens Hospitals

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

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## Summary

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust intends to award a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract for heart valves to Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. This contract, sourced through a direct award route under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, pertains to the provision of tissue and cellular products to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, with a standstill period ending on 24th October 2024. The anticipated contract commencement date is 1st January 2025. The contract is priced on a cost-by-case basis, with no recorded usage over the past 12 months. The services fall under the CPV category 85110000 (Hospital and related services) and cover the UKF2 region.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in healthcare supply chains, particularly those specialising in the provision of tissue and cellular products. The contract requires providers licensed by the Human Tissue Authority to procure, process, test, store, and distribute tissues and cells for human application. Such businesses must ensure timely delivery and comply with regulations, including maintaining records for 30 years. Thus, suppliers in the medical and biotechnological sectors, particularly those equipped to meet stringent regulatory standards, would find this contract well-suited to their capabilities, fostering growth and expanding their market presence in the healthcare industry.

## Notice

Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Route C contract for heart valves to Birmingham Children's 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. This contract is yet to be fully signed, and the date entered for contract signature is used as a placeholder on FTS. Anticipated Contract Commencement date is 01/01/2025. 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/032978-2024 |
| 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 | 10 Oct 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 | £1 |

## 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 | BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDRENS NHS FT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2024 at 11:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032978-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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