Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board Alpha Tower, 8th Floor, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham
B11TT
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
NHS Organisation Data Service
QHL
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
BSOL_(Bondcare Bromford) Limited_2024-25_Bromford Care Centre_P2/EAB
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
"The services to be provided under this contract are for short term, discharge to assess, care home placements for patients being disharged from hospital via pathway 2.
The contract is intended to be awarded to an existing provider following direct award process C.
The contract is intended to cover services provided from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, and the approximate lifetime value of the contract is £1,501,714.00"
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
End date
31 March 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-024088
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
BSOL_(Bondcare Bromford) Limited_2024-25_Bromford Care Centre_P2/EAB
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
5 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Bondcare (Bromford) Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
07206059
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £1,501,714
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) modification notice 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 has now been formally modified.
The decision to modify the contract was made by the Chief Delivery Officer and the Deputy Chief Delivery Officer of the ICB.
Declarations of Interest were sought from the decision makers prior to consideration of contract award. No declarations of interest were declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKG31 - Birmingham
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The services to be provided under this contract are for short term, discharge to assess, care home placements for patients being discharged from hospital via pathway 2.
An urgent modification was required due to increased activity and an unpredicted increase in enhanced observations required to safely manage the complex cohort of patients occupying the beds.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
End date
31 March 2025
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£2,748,512
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Bondcare (Bromford) Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
07206059
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Additional bed capacity and provision of additional funding for enhanced observations was required to support timely hospital discharges, which has led to an increased spend against the original contract value.
The lifetime value of the contract has increased from £1,501,714 to £2,748,512.
The effective date of the modification is 01/11/2024
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
Urgent circumstances provision was applied in line with the regulations due to increasing additional unpredicted and unprecedented demand and activity within the urgent care system, which is over and above forecast modelling and the commissioned services' capacity.
Additional bed capacity and provision of enhanced observations was required to support timely hospital discharges and enable flow within, which has led to an increased spend against the original contract value.
The decision to modify the contract was made by the ICB Chief Delivery Officer and Deputy Chief Delivery Officer.
Declarations of Interest were sought from the decision-makers prior to consideration of contract award. No declarations of interest were declared.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £1,501,714
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £2,748,512