Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group
3rd Floor, A Block St Leonards Hospital Nuttall Street
London
N1 5LZ
Contact
Mrs Oluwatoyin Omolaiye
nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net
Telephone
+44 7471025900
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI4 - Inner London – East
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.cityandhackneyccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.cityandhackneyccg.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PRJ-1005 City and Hackney CCG Bereavement Service
Reference number
DN519009
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract provide dedicated bereavement counselling service in Hackney to improve the mental wellbeing of bereaved family members, carers, relatives and friends.
City and Hackney CCG is undergoing a merger with 6 other CCGs on 1-Apr-2021 and is intending to issue a short extension (6 months) to all contracts expiring on 31-Mar-2021 to provide continuity during the merger. This is under regulation 72(b)(i) and 72(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because a change of contractor cannot be made for technical reasons and would cause significant inconvenience for the CCG.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £76,087.5
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI4 - Inner London – East
Main site or place of performance
London Borough of Hackney and City of London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bereavement services form an integral part of services for those who have experienced bereavement of various types, including loss due to ill health, violent circumstances, trauma and injury, whether expected or sudden. Individuals cope very differently when faced with loss and often experience delayed grief, some months or even years after the event.
The Bereavement Service provides dedicated bereavement counselling in Hackney aiming to improve the mental wellbeing of bereaved family members, carers, relatives and friends. The service will identify those who may need more intensive input either from the service or who may benefit from referral to other services.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
City & Hackney CCG is being merged with 6 other CCGs to form North East London CCG (NEL CCG) on 1-April-2021. To ensure smooth transition to NEL CCG the CCG is extending all contracts for 6 months where continuity of provider is deemed necessary. The CCG is publishing this notice to signal its intention to directly award a contract, on the grounds that continuing to use the original contractors is necessary during the merger for technical reasons and that changing contractor at this time would cause significant inconvenience to the CCG (PCR 2015, Reg 72(b)(i) and (b)(ii). While consideration has been given to the Coronavirus pandemic response 32(2)(c) is not being cited as the primary reason for the extension.
The CCG believes that this supplier is already integrated with other services in East London, and has strong links with local health, social care, community and voluntary organisations. This enables it to deliver services in an integrated way and provide holistic care that meets the needs of local patients.
The intended contract extension is for 6 months, to September 2021, and by that time NEL CCG will have been able to complete the merger process, understand where it has multiple contracts for the same services, and make decisions on competitive tendering options for future consolidated contracts as a new organisation.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
PRJ-1005 City and Hackney CCG Bereavement Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 January 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
St Joseph's Hospice
Mare St, South Hackney
London
E8 4SA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI4 - Inner London – East
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £76,087.5
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £76,087.5
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
£152,175 for 2019/20
£152,175 for 2020/21
£76,087.5 for 2021/22
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
1 Lower Marsh, Waterloo
London
SE1 7NT
nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net
Telephone
+44 7471025900
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
1 Lower Marsh, Waterloo
London
SE1 7NT
nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net
Telephone
+44 7471025900
Country
United Kingdom