Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
V7 BUILDING,KINGS BUSINESS PARK
PRESCOT
L341PJ
Contact
Colin Todd
Telephone
+44 1514712480
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
NHS Organisation Data Service
RW4
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
Provision of social and wellbeing interventions (Long Covid Tier 3) for Long Covid patients with a Liverpool GP
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of social and wellbeing interventions (Long Covid Tier 3) for Long Covid patients with a Liverpool GP
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: £78,949
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
Merseyside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
MCFT intends to contract with Citizens Advice Liverpool, 242 Picton Road, Liverpool, L15 4LP for the provision of social and wellbeing interventions (Long Covid Tier 3) for Long Covid patients with a Liverpool GP. The contract value is approximately £78,949.
MCFT is currently in contract with Citizens Advice Liverpool for this service. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2024 for a period of 12 months. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and where additionally the services are not changing considerably.
The Senior Leadership Team of Community Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded in line with Trust policy.
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: 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 [Add date]. 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
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
18 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
Citizens Advice Liverpool
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
1169879
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £78,949
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Mersey Care NHS foundation Trust
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom