Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
WESTFIELDS
SANDBACH
CW111HZ
Contact
William Tyler
William.tyler@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1270686452
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD62 - Cheshire East
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
19 077 Infection Prevention Control Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Cheshire East Council wishes to commission Infection Control related services to manage risk of spread of communicable disease. The commission will be split into two lots. The first involves delivery of a core infection prevention control service incorporating surveillance, prevention and outbreak response. The second lot involves delivery of specialist TB Nursing Services to the community including outreach, case management and new entrant screening. Both require work with key local stakeholders in order to deliver the services successfully. The contract(s) will be for an initial 3 years from 1st April 2020 with options to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months at the sole discretion of the Council. It should be noted that TUPE will apply to this commission. Interested parties should register their interest via the Chest system, reference DN392775. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for organisations that are small or medium enterprises (SME's).
For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority points out that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
36
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2019/S 206-502415
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
19 077
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
4 December 2019
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
CH2 1BQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
NHS Organisation Data Service
1031647539
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £766,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Cheshire East Council wishes to commission Infection Control related services to manage risk of spread of communicable disease. The commission will be split into two lots. The first involves delivery of a core infection prevention control service incorporating surveillance, prevention and outbreak response. The second lot involves delivery of specialist TB Nursing Services to the community including outreach, case management and new entrant screening. Both require work with key local stakeholders in order to deliver the services successfully. The contract(s) will be for an initial 3 years from 1st April 2020 with options to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months at the sole discretion of the Council. It should be noted that TUPE will apply to this commission. Interested parties should register their interest via the Chest system, reference DN392775. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for organisations that are small or medium enterprises (SME's).
For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority points out that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to submit tenders or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
36
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£766,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Chester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD63 - Cheshire West and Chester
NHS Organisation Data Service
1031647539
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
To add additional resource to support the new entrant tuberculosis (TB) screening for individuals entering the UK under the Afghanistan relocation and assistant policy (ARAP) scheme and asylum seekers housed in hotels across the Cheshire East Council (CEC) footprint.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The modification is a fit with the current IPC contract. It will link in with other aspects of the current service and this is the most economically viable solution.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £27,636.96
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £793,636.96