Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bury Clinical Commissioning Group
Townside Primary Care Centre, 1 Knowsley Place, Knowsley Street
Bury
BL9 0SN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Out of Hours Primary Care Service - Bury
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Out of hours primary care services across Bury, with the inclusion of COVID management service, COVID pulse oximetry, swabbing services
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: £1,550,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of out of hours, GP delivered, primary care services to ensure patients across Bury have access to essential GP services. Provision of clinical expertise and capacity to supplement existing primary network. Service includes clinical support to current priority population health management during the COVID-19 pandemic response: COVID management service; Community COVID Pulse Oximetry; Swabbing services. The service contributes toward the development and implementation of urgent care transformation across Bury, acting as critical partner, and through LCO membership, progress further development of recent local clinical initiatives including: Greater Manchester Clinical Assessment Services (CAS); Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)); and Pre-Emergency Department (ED) streaming within the local Acute Hospital setting.
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract being awarded is for an interim duration of 6 months (with rights reserved for this to be extended for up to a further 6 months - with a value of £775,000) to ensure continuity of critical out of hours services, affording the CCG opportunity to review the longer term commissioning intentions.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form 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:
The contracting authority has assessed the supplier to be the only feasible, capable and affordable solution to ensure continuity of these essential front-line primary care services within the local footprint of the CCG, building on existing infrastructure, local assets and knowledge and using the investment to ensure optimal system sustainability both in terms of workforce resilience, and within the finite financial resources available at this time.
Observing its obligations under the NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition)(No.2) Regulations 2013, the CCG has assessed the appropriateness to award this interim contract directly through a non-competitive process to secure continuity of high quality out of hours GP services for Bury patients from an incumbent provider which has been delivering and developing the current services through a recent 2-year contract. This process will achieve a critical balance between meeting the service requirements and ensure continuity of safe services within an ongoing COVID pandemic incident and satisfying necessary assurances that the provider has the capabilities to provide high quality services to local patients.
During this interim contract period, the CCG will review and assess its future commissioning requirements.
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BARDOC
Moorgate Primary Care Centre, 22 Derby Way
Bury
BL9 0NJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,550,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Award of an interim contract to an incumbent provider, for a period of 6 months to enable the CCG to continue and complete work to embed and review existing pathways services.
Rights are reserved for this to be extended for up to a further 6 months (12 months maximum), commencing 1st April 2021 until 31st October 2021 (possibly until 31st March 2022.
Contract value is for the maximum of 12 months, representing £775,000 for the 6 month contract.