Intention to Award LWH Gynaecology Outsourcing

{
  "awards": [
    {
      "id": "070165-2025-1",
      "relatedLots": [
        "1"
      ],
      "status": "active",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "GB-FTS-165397",
          "name": "ASET HOSPITAL LIMITED"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "bids": {
    "statistics": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "measure": "bids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 4
      }
    ]
  },
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-163155",
    "name": "Liverpool Women\u0027s NHS Foundation Trust"
  },
  "contracts": [
    {
      "awardID": "070165-2025-1",
      "dateSigned": "2025-10-30T00:00:00Z",
      "id": "070165-2025-1",
      "status": "active",
      "value": {
        "amount": 800000.0,
        "currency": "GBP"
      }
    }
  ],
  "date": "2025-10-31T15:13:36Z",
  "description": "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 by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Wednesday the 12th of November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eWritten representations should be sent to the following address:\u003cbr/\u003erichard.crespin@lwh.nhs.uk \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThis award has been approved by the Director of Operations.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eA declaration of interest exercise was undertaken and no conflicts of interest were identified.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThe new provider has been identified as the most suitable provider to meet the basic criteria of capability, capacity and location, as well as evidence of regulatory requirements.\u003cbr/\u003eThe relative importance of the key criteria used to make the decision to award the Outsourcing of General Gynaecology services are as follows:\u003cbr/\u003ea)\tEvidence of patient pathway information including innovative practice regarding well-being assessment. Evidence of 7-day services to support patients.\u003cbr/\u003eb)\tAbility to deliver the service at NHS tariff, demonstrating value for money. Following review, this includes full delivery of pathways and service delivery expected of NHS services.\u003cbr/\u003ec)\tEvidence that provider works in the local region, have evidence of liaising with local primary care and community services to ensure continuity of care. Provider could evidence working with other local NHS providers and collaboration to meet the needs of local services and wait times.\u003cbr/\u003ed)\tProvider could evidence that they have fixed, registered estate within the required distance from Liverpool Women\u2019s Hospital which would therefore reduce Health Inequalities for patients by reducing travel implications. Demonstrated ability to meet the service and numbers requirements to reduce patient waiting times.\u003cbr/\u003ee)\tAbility to reduce patient waiting times will significantly impact social value by mobilising more people back to work, reducing potential sickness absence for patients and ability to function in their daily lives by having quicker access to treatment, thus significantly improving quality of life.",
  "id": "070165-2025",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d83b",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Liverpool",
        "postalCode": "L8 7SS",
        "region": "UKD72",
        "streetAddress": "Crown Street"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "richard.crespin@lwh.nhs.uk"
      },
      "details": {
        "buyerProfile": "https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "NHS Foundation Trust",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
          },
          {
            "description": "Health",
            "id": "07",
            "scheme": "COFOG"
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/"
      },
      "id": "GB-FTS-163155",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Liverpool Women\u0027s NHS Foundation Trust"
      },
      "name": "Liverpool Women\u0027s NHS Foundation Trust",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ]
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Whiston",
        "postalCode": "L35 7LS",
        "region": "UKD72",
        "streetAddress": "1 Sandstone Drive"
      },
      "details": {
        "scale": "sme"
      },
      "id": "GB-FTS-165397",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "ASET HOSPITAL LIMITED"
      },
      "name": "ASET HOSPITAL LIMITED",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "WC2A 2LL",
        "streetAddress": "The Strand"
      },
      "id": "GB-FTS-2163",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "High Court of Justice for England and Wales"
      },
      "name": "High Court of Justice for England and Wales",
      "roles": [
        "reviewBody"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "award",
    "contract"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "classification": {
      "description": "Gynaecological hospital services",
      "id": "85111300",
      "scheme": "CPV"
    },
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "description": "Provision of Outsourced Gynaecology Services to Liverpool Women\u0027s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.",
    "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-05d83b",
    "items": [
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "description": "Gynaecological hospital services",
            "id": "85111300",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKD72"
          }
        ],
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "100",
              "name": "Most Suitable Provider process with regard to the key criteria.",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "0",
              "name": "Most Suitable Provider process with regard to the key criteria.",
              "type": "cost"
            }
          ]
        },
        "description": "This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process.\u003cbr/\u003eLiverpool Women\u2019s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust requires additional outsourced outpatient clinic and theatre capacity to increase overall capacity for General Gynaecology services. Extremely high demand, driven by the unprecedented backlog created during the Covid-19 pandemic and internal staff capacity issues, is resulting in severe delays for routine care. To meet a proportion of this demand, it has been proposed to procure additional capacity from an independent provider via an outsourced model. The contracted services are anticipated to provide an initial capacity increase of up to 2600 outpatient appointments, including any diagnostic management and 500 surgical procedures. It will also be the responsibility of the outsourced provide to provider the administration wrap around.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThis capacity needs to be provided by the 31st of March 2026; it is the responsibility of the provider to put a delivery model in place for this activity. Further activity beyond this date will be issued in due course subject to internal funding sign off.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eAll activity will remain LWH activity, with the external provider holding responsibility for seeing and treating the patient only. Activity will be recorded on LWH systems for activity recording and charging purposed.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eAny provider will be expected to provide LWH, on a weekly basis, with a list of procedures completed, alongside patient level coding, to ensure accurate recording of patient episodes.\u003cbr/\u003eCore functions to be provided:\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022\town premises, needs to be able to provide administrative wrap around, diagnostic services, IP facility, and OP facility. MDT teams including Consultant, Healthcare, RGN, Sonographer, Radiographer, Radiologist, Pharmacist etc\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022\tIT system for data transfers back into LWH\u003cbr/\u003e\u2022\tPeer audit capability\u003cbr/\u003eThe approximate lifetime value of the contract is \u00a3800,000.\u003cbr/\u003eThis is to provide additional capacity by a new provider (Aset Hospital Limited) for an existing service until 31/03/2026.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "id": "1",
        "status": "cancelled"
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethod": "limited",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "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 by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Wednesday the 12th of November 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eWritten representations should be sent to the following address:\u003cbr/\u003erichard.crespin@lwh.nhs.uk \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003eThis contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.",
    "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
      {
        "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive",
        "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
        "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL"
      }
    ],
    "status": "complete",
    "title": "Intention to Award LWH Gynaecology Outsourcing"
  }
}