Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB
Sir John Robinson House,Sir John Robinson Way, Arnold
NOTTINGHAM
NG56DA
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Prostitute Outreach Workers
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The service will provide sexual health and drug treatment services to people involved in sex work.
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: £90,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF14 - Nottingham
- UKF15 - North Nottinghamshire
- UKF16 - South Nottinghamshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will provide sexual health and drug treatment services to people involved in sex work. This will be provided through regular confidential outreach at appropriate times in a variety of venues (to include three evening outreach sessions per week), and a confidential drop-in service consisting of one to one and group sessions (on weekdays). The service will work in partnership with sexual health services to provide access to advice and support around sexual health and access to testing and contraception. The service will work in partnership with drug treatment services to ensure that clients are able to access support for substance misuse. The service will work in partnership with local statutory, voluntary and community services to provide a flexible response to clients and to support referral and facilitate access to healthcare and other support services.
The intention is to direct award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The services to be provided are from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026. The lifetime value of the contract is £90,000.
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
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
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.
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 5 March 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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 February 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
POW Nottingham Ltd
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF14 - Nottingham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £90,000
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. 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 5 March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to nnicb-nn.psrsupport@nhs.net
The decision was approved by an Executive Director in line with the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB's Scheme of Reservation and Delegation. No conflicts of interest were identified.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Nottingham
Country
United Kingdom