Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON ICB
Laycock PDC
LONDON
N11TH
Contact
Strategy And Population Health contracts team
nclicb.nclcontractqueries@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://nclhealthandcare.org.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
Work Well - Shaw Trust
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
There are now 2.8million economically inactive people with long term sickness in the UK and 22% of working age adults aged 16 to 64.
The WorkWell programme has been established to support people with disabilities and health conditions to start, stay and thrive at work.
The proposal for 2025 to 2026 is to provide work and health coaching to support 2100 participants with a disability or health condition to start work if unemployed, or to remain in employment if they have been signed off work due to sickness.
The programme is split into three phases:
(1) The Implementation period: 7th May 2024 - 30th September 2024 involved developing our plans, developing communications and referral mechanisms.
(2) Recruit and support 900 participants
1st October 2024 - 31st March 2025 - The service went live in October 2024 for an initial 6-month period and was delivered through a partnership between the Shaw Trust and Working Well Trust.
(3) Recruit and Support 2100 participants
To meet the next requirement for the funding laid down by DWP, the ICB requires a service to be fully mobilised from 1 April 2025 which will run until 31 Mar 2026.
Although 60% of funding is up front, 40% of this is participant dependant - so suppliers need to meet a monthly target of 525 starts per quarter in order to receive the maximum funding.
As a vanguard, NCL will contribute to the national learning programme to enable development of a sustainable WorkWell service across the country as well as develop and deliver a Work And Health Strategy by May 2025, both of these elements are outside the scope of this procurement.
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: £1,703,100
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
Main site or place of performance
The delivery of the service will take place at multiple locations across the 5 Boroughs of Enfield, Camden, Islington, Barnet and Haringey. There may also be some remote working. The service must be mobilised across all 5 Boroughs by 1 April 2025.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
An urgent contract award is needed to renew the current contract and continue the delivery of the WorkWell programme from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for 12 months. The commissioner believes that there is only one provider who would be able to mobilise the service fully by 1 April 2025 across all 5 NCL Boroughs, these being the timescales laid down by DWP.
This decision is also linked to the requirement for a central staff team of Work and Health Coaches to be in post by 1st April 2025 to accept referrals and work with participant starts immediately, to achieve quarterly target numbers. A further requirement is to have mobilised a Multi-Disciplinary Team by 1st April 2025 to provide Work & Health Coaches with specific employment and clinical advice as required, to enable local residents to be given the most appropriate support to start, stay and thrive at work.
The payment terms offered is quarterly in arrears and 40% of funding is dependent on meeting targets.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
To achieve the specified programme targets, a full staff team will need to be in place for 1st April 2025 for the 12 month period until 31st March 2026.
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:
An urgent contract award is needed to renew the current contract and continue the delivery of the WorkWell programme from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for 12 months. The commissioner believes that no providers would be able to deliver the service without causing an interruption of service. There is a requirement for a central staff team of Work and Health Coaches to be in post by 1st April 2025 to accept referrals and work with participant starts immediately, to achieve quarterly target numbers. A Multi-Disciplinary Team must be in place by 1st April 2025 to provide Work & Health Coaches with specific employment and clinical advice as required, to enable local residents to be given the most appropriate support to start, stay and thrive at work.
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
WorkWell - Shaw Trust
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 February 2025
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
Shaw Trust
Black Country House, Rounds Green Road,
Oldbury
B69 2DG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House
01744121
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: £1,703,100
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,703,100
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The main delivery partner may subcontract to others where they are confident delivery outputs will be achieved without compromising quality. Subcontracting arrangements should be discussed with the contracting authority.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS North Central London ICB
London
Country
United Kingdom