Awarded contract

Brent Integrated Frailty and Complex Care (BIFCC) Service

  • North West London Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-010839

Published 3 April 2024, 5:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North West London Integrated Care Board

15 Marylebone Road

LONDON

NW15JD

Contact

Celine Machola-Rogers

Email

C.Machola@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI32 - Westminster

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nwlondonics.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.nwlondonics.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

Brent Integrated Frailty and Complex Care (BIFCC) Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The ICB would like to issue a short-term direct award for period of 12 months. This will allow time for review and understanding of where the service sits as part of the wider commissioning strategy and approach to ensuring common and equitable services in each of the ICB boroughs.

The Frailty service has three Providers that make up the service which are: K&W Healthcare Ltd, Harness Care Ltd (Harness North Primary Care Network and Harness South Primary Care Network) and Kilburn Primary Care Co-operative Ltd. This notice is for the Kilburn Primary Care Co-operative Ltd

The award is being made to the existing provider of the service, as per Provider Selection Regime, Direct Award Process C.

For a period of 6 months at a value of £473,671.02

The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and has been assessed against the five key criteria as such such.

• The aim of the Brent Integrated Frailty and Complex Care (BIFCC) Service is to risk stratify and identify patients with frailty and complex needs and provide them with:

• Proactive Identification

• Holistic Assessment

• Multiagency planning & coordination where a core team of multi-disciplinary professionals provide targeted appropriate support

• Weekly Complex Patient Management Groups (CPMG) - case management meetings

• Weekly Multidisciplinary Group meetings

• Enhanced Care Planning and review

To ensure the right level of care is provided in the community to enable better outcomes for patients and reduce Non-Elective admissions, reduce A&E attendance and provide care to patient in the right place.

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: £473,671.02

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The ICB would like to issue a short-term direct award for period of 12 months. This will allow time for review and understanding of where the service sits as part of the wider commissioning strategy and approach to ensuring common and equitable services in each of the ICB boroughs.

The Frailty service has three Providers that make up the service which are: K&W Healthcare Ltd, Harness Care Ltd (Harness North Primary Care Network and Harness South Primary Care Network) and Kilburn Primary Care Co-operative Ltd. This notice is for the Kilburn Primary Care Co-operative Ltd

The award is being made to the existing provider of the service, as per Provider Selection Regime, Direct Award Process C.

For a period of 12 months at a value of £473,671.02

The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and has been assessed against the five key criteria as such.

• The aim of the Brent Integrated Frailty and Complex Care (BIFCC) Service is to risk stratify and identify patients with frailty and complex needs and provide them with:

• Proactive Identification

• Holistic Assessment

• Multiagency planning & coordination where a core team of multi-disciplinary professionals provide targeted appropriate support

• Weekly Complex Patient Management Groups (CPMG) - case management meetings

• Weekly Multidisciplinary Group meetings

• Enhanced Care Planning and review

To ensure the right level of care is provided in the community to enable better outcomes for patients and reduce Non-Elective admissions, reduce A&E attendance and provide care to patient in the right place.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15th April 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

please contact c.machola@nhs.net for any written representations.

This decision has been made as per North West London governance process.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard and has been assessed against the five key criteria as such / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15th April 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

please contact c.machola@nhs.net for any written representations.

This decision has been made as per North West London governance process.


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:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15th April 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

please contact c.machola@nhs.net for any written representations.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Brent Integrated Frailty and Complex Care (BIFCC) Service

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Kilburn Primary Care Co-operative Ltd

Station House, North Street, Havant

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

216310004

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: £473,671.02

Total value of the contract/lot: £473,671.02


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 15th April 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

please contact c.machola@nhs.net for any written representations.

This decision has been made as per North West London governance process.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS England

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom