Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of East Staffordshire CCG
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
Telephone
+44 3004042999
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
Edwin House, Second Avenue,
Burton-on-Trent,
DE14 2WF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
East Staffordshire Community Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The CCG needed to continue with an established, innovative provider, who is responsible for the coordination and delivery of all community services, inclusive of all ages, across East Staffordshire. The provider shall ensure stability and rigour in the delivery of high quality, sustainable services as they are today, whilst also working to progress towards the vision in the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent STP. The services are a range of core community services (including current in reach community services at HMP Dovegate). These are services for all ages and for all patients registered with one of the 18 GP practices across East Staffordshire CCG
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Main site or place of performance
East Staffordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The services are a range of core community services (including current in reach community services at HMP Dovegate) and ensures equity of access across the geographical footprint including inner city and rural areas. These are services for all ages and for all patients registered with one of the 18 GP practices across East Staffordshire CCG:
1. Specific community specialist and generalist nursing services.
2. Intermediate care/rehabilitation services/therapies
3. Community children's services
Service category: Indicative Services included in scope but not limited to are:
Community nursing: all ages: community matrons, community district nursing, rapid response,
Specialist nursing: all ages: dietetics nutrition support, palliative team, adult ability team, continence service, tissue viability, clinical nurse specialist learning disabilities- primary care
Intermediate care/rehabilitation services/Therapies: all ages unless otherwise stated: musculoskeletal intermediate service (MIS), community therapies and falls, stroke rehabilitation service, podiatry service, enteral feeds, physiotherapy for adults with a developmental Disorder (PADD), speech and language therapy- adult learning disability), care co-ordination centre. Community children's Services: paediatric physiotherapy, paediatric enteral feeds, paediatric speech and language therapy.
Under the NHS Long Term Plan Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are working towards a model of more integrated care. This model is still being developed in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. At a local level, once a defined model and plan is known, there will need to be engagement and consultation with the public, patients and stakeholders before a contract can be tendered under the new model in East Staffordshire.
In the light of the current Covid 19 emergency situation, the engagement has been delayed. The CCG will continue to keep this situation under review. The current contract for community services expires in September 2021. It would be unduly disruptive to the continuity of services for patients and cause substantial duplication of costs for the CCG to undertake a further procurement process at this point in time.
It has become necessary therefore for the contracting authority, under Regulation 72 (1) (b), to extend the length of the community contract with Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust by a further 6 months to March 2022. This will allow sufficient time for the development of the new model of integrated care for Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent and consultation to take place with patients, public and other stakeholders.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
Under the NHS Long Term Plan Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are working towards a model of more integrated care. This model is still being developed in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. At a local level, once a defined model and plan is known, there will need to be engagement and consultation with the public, patients and stakeholders before a contract can be tendered under the new model in East Staffordshire.
In the light of the current Covid 19 emergency situation, the engagement has been delayed. The CCG will continue to keep this situation under review. This means there is not going to be sufficient time to run a tender for the new model of care in East Staffordshire before the current contract for community services expires in September 2021. It would be unduly disruptive to the continuity of services for patients and cause substantial duplication of costs for the CCG to undertake a further procurement process at this point in time. It has become necessary therefore for the contracting authority, under Regulation 72 (1) (b), to extend the length of the community contract with Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust by a further 6 months to March 2022. This will allow sufficient time for the development of the new model of integrated care for Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent and consultation to take place with patients, public and other stakeholders.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Edwin House, Second Avenue,
Burton-on-Trent,
DE14 2WF
Country
United Kingdom