Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Leeds City Council - PACS
Civic Hall
Leeds
LS11UR
Contact
Nigel Hill
Telephone
+44 1133785830
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE42 - Leeds
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Mental Health Support Services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of mental health support services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds.
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: £997,880
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE42 - Leeds
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of mental health support services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds. Oakwood Hall is a twelve-bed dual registered nursing and residential care home for people whose mental health needs cannot be satisfactorily met from other services.
The service provides recovery focused, responsive care and support focusing on therapeutic engagement, meaningful daily activity and the opportunity to make positive change in the behaviours that have led to being excluded from other services.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract may be extended for an additional period of up to 12 months in any combination.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
It is considered the above ground applies in this case as there is strong evidence that no reasonable alternative to Community Links (Northern) Ltd providing the service exists for the following reasons:
A wider review of Community Based Mental Health services is being undertaken in conjunction with the ICB in Leeds. These services are required to maintain continuity of service whilst the Council and ICB partners complete a review of community based mental health provision, anticipated to conclude during 2024. The review includes these services amongst others, with the objective to re-commission remodelled services and explore budget pooling and longer-term recommissioning options.
As an NHS body, the ICB in Leeds has to adhere to certain statutory guidance around conducting engagement as part of any potential change to service provision. The process must therefore be undertaken within the required statutory time period of six months, which we must allow time for within the process.
The Council is committed to working collaboratively with the ICB in Leeds, as mandated by the NHS Long Term Plan and the Leeds Mental Health Strategy. On that basis, we are undertaking a joint review of services, which are jointly funded. Procuring solely the Council-funded element of a jointly funded service is not an available option for us as part of the wider joint review and is not aligned to ICB in Leeds health priorities as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.
Community Links (Northern) Ltd has provided the services at Oakwood Hall for a period in excess of twenty years. We must therefore work with them to inform and shape the new service provision. If they were not involved in the review, then the quality of the outcome of the review would be diminished. Maintaining service continuity will therefore be a requirement of the service review.
Undertaking a competitive procurement exercise whilst the review work is being undertaken would also be disruptive to the lives of very vulnerable service users who can be unsettled by change of any type, least of all the provider delivering their care and support changing. Having a change of provider for a short period could also result in a potential loss of knowledgeable staff and incur additional financial cost.
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/concession
Title
Provision of mental health support services at Oakwood Hall, Leeds.
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22 February 2023
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
Community Links (Northern) Ltd
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE42 - Leeds
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £997,880
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £997,880
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom