Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust: CHLOX

UK-Northampton: Steam, hot water and associated products.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
       Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1604523922, Email: lynda.furness@nhs.net
       Contact: Lynda Furness
       Main Address: https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx
       NUTS Code: UKF24

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Health

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: CHLOX            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         09320000 - Steam, hot water and associated products.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The Trust requires Biocidal water treatment to the main potable water incoming supplies. These are based within the Admin and Main site buildings. The biocide will be in the form of Catalytic Chlorine Dioxide to be dosed at specified values in line with BS EN 12671 with a final residue of 0.5ppm

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 50,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      West Northamptonshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Trust requires Biocidal water treatment to the main potable water incoming supplies. These are based within the Admin and Main site buildings. The biocide will be in the form of Catalytic Chlorine Dioxide to be dosed at specified values in line with BS EN 12671 with a final residue of 0.5ppm.
The proposal will be for open protocol plant and equipment complete with all necessary, alarms, monitors, pumps and bunds.
The proposal will allow for all chemical supply, delivery and usage based on Admin 43m³ and Main Building 335m³
The chemical levels are to be remotely monitored and supplied in bulk delivery format to reduce the risk of inadvertent chemical application.
The proposal will allow for all statutory maintenance and assurance checks with monthly reports presented to the Trust.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price is not the only criteria / Weighting: 60
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: The Trust will evaluate based on the following aspects
•Cost
•Availability of component parts for maintenance purposes
•Chemical delivery and cost
•Open protocol equipment


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 28/10/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Feedwater Limited, 01274270
             UNIT 15 TARRAN WAY WEST, TARRAN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WIRRAL,, CH46 4TT, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1516060808, Email: info@feedwater.co.uk
             Internet address: www.feedwater.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKD74
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 50,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 38,281
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: •Current CHlox units are end of life with one having a temporary unit in place due to failure and the other likely to fall over within 3 months . Lead time/winter pressures/water safety and will cost considerably more if we have to do this as an emergency during winter
•Contract includes additional servicing and testing/reporting during contract term, more in line with our standards and adds resilience to our water safety group reporting.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Royal Courts of Justice
          Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Internet address: https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com/

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
          Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1604523922

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
          Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
          Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1604523922

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 31/10/2022




ANNEX D

   1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU

      No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to: Not Provided

      The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive (for supplies only): No       
      
      The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: No

      Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: Yes

      Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

      
      
      Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market: No

      Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms: No


   3. Explanation
          Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
•Current CHlox units are end of life with one having a temporary unit in place due to failure and the other likely to fall over within 3 months (hence the 3 quotations and not tender). Lead time/winter pressures/water safety and will cost considerably more if we have to do this as an emergency during winter (won’t happen/suppliers)
•Contract includes additional servicing and testing/reporting during contract term, more in line with our standards and adds resilience to our water safety group reporting.