Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board
Gemini House, Bartholomew's Walk, Cambridgeshire Business Park, Angel Drove
Ely
CB7 4EA
Contact
Lucy Winchester
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.6) Main activity
Other activity
Healthcare Commissioning
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Y07024 Special Allocation Scheme
Reference number
AG22515
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Y07024 Special Allocation Scheme APMS
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: £61,224.93
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Cambridge and Peterborough ICB Patch
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Y07024 Special Allocation Scheme APMS
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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:
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (CPICB) were notified on 25 January 2023 that MKGP+ Limited who held two contracts in NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB area were experiencing significant financial difficulties and had entered in to voluntary liquidation of the organisation.
CPICB were informed that staff had been paid up until the 31 January 2023 but that the provider would not be able to pay staff after this date. CPICB recognised that they needed to agree a mutual termination of the APMS contracts which were due to expire on 31 March 2024.
The termination date was agreed was 31 January 2023.
Therefore, under regulation 32(2(c)) :
32 Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication :
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:—
(c)insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board have awarded a contract (14 February 2023 fully executed) to :
Malling Health UK Limited,
10th Floor 1 City Approach
Albert Street,
Eccles,
Manchester,
M30 0BG.
Companies house Company number 7034946
On a short term basis of 14 months which will end on 31 March 2024.
It is the intention of CPICB to undertake a full procurement of this service for contract commencement on 1 April 2024.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 February 2023
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom