Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR18XB
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD4 - Lancashire
NHS Organisation Data Service
QE1
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
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
Lymphoedema Services - Cancer and Non-cancer
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of Lymphoedema Services - Cancer and Non-cancer, in Morecambe Bay, Lancaster and South Cumbria.
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: £811,483
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of Lymphoedema Services - Cancer and Non-cancer, in Morecambe Bay, Lancaster and South Cumbria.
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to urgent circumstances.
The lifetime value of the contract is £811,483.
Contract Start Date: 01/10/2024
Contract End Date: 30/09/2026
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / 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 contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.
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
Lymphoedema Services - Cancer and Non-cancer
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 June 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
Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collaborative Community Interest Company
Moor Lane Mills, Moor Lane
Lancaster
LA1 1QD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
Companies House
09513173
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £811,483
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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 contract award was urgent due to the current provider serving notice and the ICB being unable to secure a new provider, despite going out to the market twice via a competitive route.
Therefore the ICB attempted to award a contract via a suitable PSR route (competitive route) without success and therefore urgently needed to secure a new provider to be able to mobilise a new contract from October 2024.
The reason for the urgency is not attributable to the ICB, and any further delay would certainly pose a risk to patients as it would create a gap in the service.
A 2 year contract is required to ensure stability of the service.
Given the fragility of the service and that the ICB have been out to the market twice and been unsuccessful in securing a provider, the ICB needed to secure more stable arrangements going forward.
The Director of Operational Finance, in a deputising role to the ICB's CFO approved this urgent award on the 11/06/24.
No conflicts were declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Preston
Country
United Kingdom