Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Room G30, Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8TB
Contact
Raj Sandhu
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.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
Pre-Transfer Clinical Discussion & Assessment Service (PTCDA) Home Visiting Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Contract is for the GP visiting element of the Pre-Transfer Clinical Discussion and Assessment (PTCDA) Home Visiting service.
This is a multi-agency approach to improving care in the community and reducing avoidable conveyances and admissions to secondary care, which involves primary care, EMAS and secondary care geriatricians.
This contract covers one element of the service, namely the Charnwood GP Network. This provides GPs to undertake home visits for patients referred by the UHL Consultant Geriatrician or Geriatric Emergency Doctor following contact from EMAS.
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: £380,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contract is for the GP visiting element of the Pre-Transfer Clinical Discussion and Assessment (PTCDA) Home Visiting service.
This is a multi-agency approach to improving care in the community and reducing avoidable conveyances and admissions to secondary care, which involves primary care, EMAS and secondary care geriatricians.
This contract covers one element of the service, namely the Charnwood GP Network provides GPs to undertake home visits for patients referred by the UHL Consultant Geriatrician or Geriatric Emergency Doctor following contact from EMAS.
LLR ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following PSR direct award process C.
The whole lifetime value of the contract is £380000.00 for the contract length period of 12 months from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 15th February 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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
Title
Pre-Transfer Clinical Discussion & Assessment Service (PTCDA) Home Visiting Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 January 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
the Charnwood GP Network
Rosebery Medical Centre, Rosebery Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
LE11 5DX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
Companies House
09023605
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £380,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £380,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Services to which this Advertisement relates fall within the scope of Schedule 1 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. As such this contract notice is being published in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations as described within schedules 2-14.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15th February 2024, and should be submitted in writing to
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The decision to award these contracts was made by LLR ICB's Strategic Commissioning Group on 23/1/24, which has delegated authority from the LLR ICB Board.
The Contracting Authority has applied equal weighting to the key criteria. The Contracting Authority has assessed the provider's suitability and technical / professional ability to undertake this service based on their current activities and performance, against the key criteria and basic selection criteria when making a decision to award this contract. The provider's economic and financial standing has been considered in proportion to the contract value and terms. The assessment demonstrates that the provider has been, and is likely to continue to satisfy the requirements of the contract. The intention to award the contract is made on this basis.
Conflicts of interest were identified among LLR ICB Strategic Commissioning Group (SCG), 23/01/2024. The non-conflicted members assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and decided what steps to take to avoid and manage it. The ICB took the step to exclude the conflicted member from related discussions, and excluded the conflicted member from decision-making.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Room G30, Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall Glenfield
Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland
LE3 8TB
Country
United Kingdom