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
Post Covid Peer Support
Reference number
QE1-8JC18-DA-24-001
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of a Post Covid Peer Support service cross Lancashire 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: £52,312
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of a Post Covid Peer Support service across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to urgent circumstances.
The lifetime value of the contract is £52,312.
Contract Start Date: 01/10/2024
Contract End Date: 31/03/2025
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
Post Covid Peer Support
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 October 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
Red Rose Recovery Lancashire
St.Wilfrid's Building, Fox Street
Preston
PR1 2AB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD4 - Lancashire
Companies House
08302102
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £52,312
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 to enable peer support services to continue to support patients accessing Long COVID services across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Commissioning responsibility of Long COVID services was passed from NHS England to ICBs on 1st April 2024. The Red Rose Recovery service was previously commissioned under NHS England arrangements which were to come to an end in September 2024. The ICB made the decision to continue these arrangements for 24/25 to ensure there was no disruption to patients currently accessing Long COVID services. The urgent award is in line with the PSR guidance and is an urgent requirement as the current arrangements were ending following the decision by NHSE to pass the responsibility of commissioning Long COVID services to the ICBs and creating a gap in service provision to conduct a full service review would have posed a risk to patient safety.
The ICB's CFO approved this urgent award on the 16/10/2024.
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