Contract

Initial health Assessment Service supporting Asylum Seekers accommodated at Liverpool - Birley Court

  • NHS England North West

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-008355

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044900

Published 15 March 2024, 11:30am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England North West

Liverpool

Email

necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD - North West (England)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/

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

Initial health Assessment Service supporting Asylum Seekers accommodated at Liverpool - Birley Court

Reference number

NHSE1009

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Initial health assessment services to asylum seekers at Birley Court in Liverpool.

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: £816,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

Liverpool

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Initial health assessment services to asylum seekers at Birley Court in Liverpool.

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. The Relevant Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C.

The contract total value is £816,000 and will commence on 01 April 2024 and conclude on 31 March 2026.

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

Cost criterion - Name: Pass/Fail / Weighting: 0

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 the relevant authority by 27 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: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Title

for Asylum Initial health Assessments at Birley Court in Liverpool

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 March 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

Primary Care 24

Liverpool

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)
Companies House

IP29958R

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £816,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £816,000


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 27 March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

In accordance with the regulations, written representations can be sent to necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net.

The NHSE North West Head of Primary Care Strategy and Assurance as applicable Head of Service sponsored the Direct Award Process C and subsequent Award Decision made by the NHSE NW Senior Commissioning Manager. The outcome of the Direct Award Process C and Direct Award recommendation was presented to the North West Region Commissioning Committee.

The presenting paper outlined the relative importance of points under each of the 5 Key Criteria of PSR 2023 including:

Key Criteria 1: Provider Service Model, KPI data, satisfaction with quality delivered in previous contracts, and data relating to the uptake of proven innovation.

Key Criteria 2: Benefits of the arrangement with the provider and costs of the arrangement and use of the competitive process in tender completed in 23/24.

Key Criteria 3: Collaboration, retention of a skilled workforce, relevant training opportunities and models of employment consist with current NHS workforce policy priorities.

Key Criteria 4: Meets needs of local groups who experience poorer than average access, improve access to services, relate to and understand the populations they are seeking to serve and provide services at locations accessible to patients. Legal right to choice of provider of elective services led by a consultant or mental health care professional.

Key Criteria 5: A better integrated service that leads to fewer journeys, a service that leads to improved air quality and supporting moving toward net zero in delivering social value.

A conflict of interest process was part of the Direct Award Process C and there were no potential conflicts of interest of individuals identified.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom