Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS DEVON ICB
Aperture House
Exeter
EX2 5AZ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK4 - Devon
NHS Organisation Data Service
15N
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
Care Coordination Hub
Reference number
15N-DAC-24-Medvivo_Hub
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Care Co-ordination Hub provides a senior level, multi-disciplinary, clinical consultation service, including the ability to prescribe, which assesses patients' needs and navigates them to the right service, first time. Referrals are received from both the South Western Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) Stack of 999 calls and from Paramedics on scene, calling for advice and to explore alternatives pathways to the Emergency Department. This provides an opportunity for shared clinical assessment and decision making between the Hub and the referrer, with the potential for the call to be closed or referred onto existing services in the community if required. There is also an opportunity to link in with, or refer onto, the three Locality Spokes across Devon for patients who have more complex needs, or for an ambulance to be dispatched if required. The staffing model is made up of Advanced Care Practitioners and General Practitioners, all of whom are independent prescribers, working closely with SWAST Specialist Paramedics.
• Operating seven days a week 08.00 - 20.00 covering the whole of Devon.
• Contract £745k (including VAT) from 22 March 2024 - 30 September 2024
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: £620,420
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79510000 - Telephone-answering services
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 85312310 - Guidance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK4 - Devon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Care Co-ordination Hub provides a senior level, multi-disciplinary, clinical consultation service, including the ability to prescribe, which assesses patients' needs and navigates them to the right service, first time. Referrals are received from both the South Western Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) Stack of 999 calls and from Paramedics on scene, calling for advice and to explore alternatives pathways to the Emergency Department. This provides an opportunity for shared clinical assessment and decision making between the Hub and the referrer, with the potential for the call to be closed or referred onto existing services in the community if required. There is also an opportunity to link in with, or refer onto, the three Locality Spokes across Devon for patients who have more complex needs, or for an ambulance to be dispatched if required. The staffing model is made up of Advanced Care Practitioners and General Practitioners, all of whom are independent prescribers, working closely with SWAST Specialist Paramedics.
• Operating seven days a week 08.00 - 20.00 covering the whole of Devon.
• Approximate lifetime value of the contract is £745k (including VAT) from 22 March 2024 - 30 September 2024
NHS Devon ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
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: As per quality criteria
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 decision makers by midnight on 21st March 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to d-icb.contracting@nhs.net
This contract has not yet been 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
28 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
Medvivo Group Limited
Fox Talbot House, Greenways Business Park
Chippenham
SN15 1BN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
NHS Organisation Data Service
8J296
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £620,420
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 midnight on 21st March 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to d-icb.contracting@nhs.net
This contract has not yet been formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The award decision makers were: NHS Devon ICB PSR Steering Group
The decision to award was based on the following key criteria:
Quality and Innovation 25%
Value 20%
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability 25%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice 20%
Social value 10%
The assessment of the provider was based on evidence available through their existing contract with the ICB and supplementary information provided.
Conflicts of interest identified among the project group: 1. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided which steps to take to avoid or manage it.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Devon ICB
Exeter
Country
United Kingdom