Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group
Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road
Basildon
SS14 3HG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.basildonandbrentwoodccg.nhs.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group
Pearl House, 12 Castle Road
Rayleigh
SS6 7QF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH35 - West Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://castlepointandrochfordccg.nhs.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group
6th Floor, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS1 9SB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group
Civic Offices 2nd Floor, New Road
Grays
RM17 6SL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.thurrockccg.nhs.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
South Essex End of Life and Hospice Services
Reference number
ACE-0576-2022-MSE
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a Contract Award Notice made by the Contracting Authorities; NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group (as lead commissioner), NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group, and NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs).
This Contract Award Notice follows the Voluntary ex ante transparency notice (2022/S 000-007492) published: 18 March 2022.
The aggregate contract value is forecasted at £11,625,824 (including VAT) over the two-year term, equating to £9,688,187 (excluding VAT).
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: £9,688,187
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
South Essex (Basildon & Brentwood, Castle Point and Rochford, Southend on Sea, Thurrock).
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Contract Award Notice made by the Contracting Authorities; NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group (as lead commissioner), NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group, and NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs).
The contract is made to St Luke's Hospice for delivery of End of Life / Hospice and associated Services covering the population of South Essex, for a period of 24 months, from 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2024. The Services include 'One Response' - Support,
Assessment and Advice Service (SAAS) 24/7 Service, Community Rapid Assessment and Discharge Service (RADS) (Fast Track Care), South Essex Lymphoedema Service, Community Palliative Care Team – Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Team and a
Community Palliative Care Team, Specialist Occupational Therapy Service, Community Palliative Care Team, Community Advance Care Planning Team (End of Life Care Facilitators), 'Gold Standard' Framework Facilitator (Advance Care Planning Practitioner) and Community - Frailty & Care Home Palliative Support Service.
This Contract Award Notice follows the Voluntary ex ante transparency notice (2022/S 000-007492) published: 18 March 2022.
The aggregate contract value is forecasted at £11,625,824 (including VAT) over the two-year term, equating to £9,688,187 (excluding VAT).
The Contracting Authority is yet to agree appropriate inflation and uplift for this contract for the period of 2022/23 and 2023/24. These will be dealt with as Contract Variations in accordance with the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions. The Authority deems any such variations are not substantial or material changes, as they occur due to external causes beyond the Authority's control, including changes in contract value driven by changes in patient volume. The Authority will publish appropriate Notices accordingly to communicate any such future changes to the market, once final.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Service falls within Schedule 3 (‘social and other specific services’, also known as the “Light Touch” Regime) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (‘PPAR 2020’).
The Authority is currently in a transitional period with the expectation to be superseded as a statutory body, by an Integrated Care Board in late 2022. The organisation shall have a key function as part of the overall Integrated Care System. At the current time, longer-term strategies across all sectors are under discussion and longer term commissioning decisions and or procurements cannot take place until these legal arrangements are confirmed. The Authority has therefore taken a decision to award a contract to the incumbent provider to manage critical risks and ensure consistency in provision of care that meet the needs of the
population.
Additionally, the provider is considered most technically capable of providing the most economically advantageous solution to the Authority under the current environment whilst transitioning to the ICB, because the NHS is contributing to the overall costs towards some of the services within the contract being delivered by the provider already, and so gets a return on investment. The Authority is applying the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions to support a combination of services, some of which are part funded and some of which are 100% funded under a single clinical contract, to ensure appropriate clinical governance and service delivery quality as well as consistency of service to patients.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-007492
Section five. Award of contract
Title
South Essex End of Life and Hospice Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 March 2022
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
St Luke's Hospice
Fobbing Farm, Nethermayne
Basildon
SS16 5NJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £9,688,187
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom