Outsourcing Facility Only

Concepts

• port talbot
• medical hospital
• independent providers, namely sancta maria hospital
• st joseph hospital
• facility
• use of facilities
• health board
• sb uhb
• sancta maria hospital
• high levels of activity

Location

Swansea:

Description

Facility only contracts for use of operating theatres with the Independent Providers, namely Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea and St Joseph Hospital, Newport.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Health Board has historically had significant gaps in capacity and demand across a number of specialties, which have been previously managed through short term solutions such as waiting list initiatives, weekend working and outsourcing high levels of activity to Independent Providers using non-recurrent funding. The impact of severely reduced theatre activity in the Health Board during the Covid19 pandemic has worsened the position to the point where traditional solutions to lengthy and high-volume waiting lists are insufficient and undesirable. SB UHB are looking to direct award a contract for the use of Facilities only with Sancta Maria Hospital and St Joseph Hospital Newport as is required to allow the Health Board to continue providing critical care to its patients.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85111200 - Medical hospital services

Legal Justification

Given the need to address the significant increase in patient waiting lists as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. SB UHB require additional theatre capacity.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Contracting Authority will allow a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision(the date of the publication of this notice in OJEU) and entering into the contract. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in Section 1.1 . Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the procurement rules have the right to take action in the High Court (England and Wales). Any such action is subject to strict time limits and must be brought in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations. (WA Ref:115446)