Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Virtual Reality Arthroscopy Simulator for Training

UK-Kettering: Simulators.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
       Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Rothwell Road, Kettering, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 15363406, Email: alison.mckenzie4@nhs.net
       Contact: Alison Mckenzie
       Main Address: https://www.kgh.nhs.uk
       NUTS Code: UKF2

   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: Virtual Reality Arthroscopy Simulator for Training            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         34150000 - Simulators.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: This is direct Award for a Surgical simulator for Training to use original instruments from real world manufacturers. To develop advanced surgical skills for optimal results.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 244,400
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

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

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Direct Award due to the Specialist modular surgical training simulator offered

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Price - Weighting: 10
            

      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 (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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-035740
      
   

   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: 13/12/2022

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             VirtaMed AG, N/A
             Ruestistrasse 12, CH-8952 Schlieren, Zurich, Switzerland
             Tel. +41 445009690, Email: info@virtamed.com
             Internet address: https://www.virtamed.com/en/
             NUTS Code: CH
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 244,400          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 244,400
         Currency: GBP

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

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=747479207

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
          Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Rothwell Road, Kettering, NN16 8UZ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1536493406, Email: alison.mckenzie4@nhs.net
          Internet address: www.kgh.nhs.uk

      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
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/01/2023




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: absence of competition for technical reasons

      Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive: No

      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
          The unique modularity of the simulators means one Caddy can be used to power a multitude of surgical specialties . This allows hospitals to expand their simulator capacity by purchasing additional modules without the need for purchase of another Caddy thereby minimizing financial and physical space burdens. Ability to use original instruments from real world suppliers for use in the simulators to provide a realistic working environment for users. A cloud based reporting system used to provide highly detailed reports post sim session to each user.