Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: VR Surgical Simulators

UK-Kettering: Training simulators.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, RNQ
       Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Rothwell Road, Kettering, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1536493406, Email: alison.mckenzie4@nhs.net
       Contact: Alison McKenzie
       Main Address: https://www.kgh.nhs.uk
       NUTS Code: UKF2

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Health


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: VR Surgical Simulators.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      34152000 - Training simulators.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: Supply of VR simulators of surgical equipment
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 394,375      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    Supply of three virtual reality simulators and software:
1. Slit lamp VR simulator
2. Cataract VR Simulator
3. Direct Ophthalmoscope VR simulator    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
   Price - Weighting: 0
         
      
      
   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:
    Not provided    
      
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         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: 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:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: VR Simulators

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 10/11/2022.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Haag-Streit UK Ltd, 02407950
       Cartel Business Estate, Unit A, Edinburgh Way, Harlow, CM20 2TT, United Kingdom
       Tel. +441 279414969
       NUTS Code: UKF2
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 400,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 394,375         
         Currency: GBP

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


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
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https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=735036976
GO-20221111-PRO-21422442 TKR-20221111-PRO-21422441   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
       Rothwell Road, Kettering, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1536492000
       Internet address: www.kgh.nhs.uk
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
         Not Provided .

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/11/2022


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   Funding was received from Health Education England (HEE) as part of their Training Recovery programme. Funding has been paid to the Trust through the Education Contract that we hold with HEE. It is vital that plans linked to this funding are delivered by 31 March 2023, and in line with HEE's financial governance, that no funding is carried over into the next financial year (i.e., after 1 April 2023). Given the limited timeframe available in which these products need to be delivered, there has been insufficient time to issue a call for competition.
As far as we are aware, these virtual reality simulators from Haag-Streit are the only ones of their kind available on the market.