Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB)
1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square
Warrington
WA11QY
Contact
Anna Roberts
anna.roberts@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD61 - Warrington
NHS Organisation Data Service
QYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.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
Neurodevelopmental support for children, families and professionals
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (Liverpool Place) have awarded a 3 year contract starting from 1 April 2024, to provider to deliver pre, during and post diagnostic support for children, young people with neurodevelopmental condition, their families and professionals in Liverpool. This is a non-clinical service and does not provide neurodevelopmental diagnoses.
The service works with a range of providers to deliver mental health and neurodevelopmental support to children, young people and families across the different levels of presenting need. It be destabilising to go out to competition due to the collaborative nature of the services in Liverpool.
The provider has also demonstrated excellent performance, proven value for money and that the services provided can prevent difficulties from escalating as well as providing accessible support to children, young people and families who are waiting for more specialist interventions.
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: £818,871
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD72 - Liverpool
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB (Liverpool Place) have awarded a 3 year contract starting from 1 April 2024, to provider to deliver pre, during and post diagnostic support for children, young people with neurodevelopmental condition, their families and professionals in Liverpool. Annual contract value is £272,957 plus NHS England uplift inline with national guidance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
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:
- Additional deliveries by by the original supplier
This is a Contract Award Notice and is published under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015. It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('Regulations') as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
The contract is being awarded under PCR 2015 Section 32. Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication.
General grounds
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:
b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:
(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.
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: 2024/S 000-004485
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Neurodevelopmental support for children, families and professionals
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 December 2023
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
ADDvanced Solutions Community Network CIC
54 St James Street
Liverpool
L1 0AB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
Companies House
08251733
Internet address
https://www.addvancedsolutions.co.uk/
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: £818,871
Total value of the contract/lot: £818,871
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB)
No1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park Square, Warrington
WA1 1QY
anna.roberts@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom