Contract

care Home in-reach service therapies and Dietetics

  • Battersea Healthcare CIC

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-011387

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-045088

Published 9 April 2024, 9:32am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Battersea Healthcare CIC

246 Roehampton Lane

LONDON

SW154AA

Contact

John Turkson

Email

john.turkson@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI34 - Wandsworth

Companies House

07237152

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.bhcic.co.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

care Home in-reach service therapies and Dietetics

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

*To increase the level of support to care homes around identification of and support to manage therapy needs in order to further enhance health in care homes.

*To provide effective and efficient nutritional management for people of all ages referred with clinical conditions, to improve outcome, promote health and prevent further complications in care homes.

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: £819,006

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

*To increase the level of support to care homes around identification of and support to manage therapy needs in order to further enhance health in care homes.

Establish dedicated Care Home AHP resources (Physiotherapist, Speech and Language Therapist or Occupational Therapist) to support assessments and activate treatment plans more effectively and efficiently within the care home home resident cohort. 4 BHCIC intend to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C for three years with a 12 month notice of termination from 1/4/2024 to 31/3 2027. The lifetime value of the contract is £819006.

There will be 2 clear aspects to this work:

1) To look at and address environmental and system factors, such as the knowledge of care home staff, that impact on the health outcomes of residents in relation to AHP therapy needs such as mobility and balance, falls, occupational activity, swallowing, communication etc. The team will work proactively with care homes to in reach to the home and make assessment of needs around therapy provision, working with the staff and other parts of the care home in reach services to address any gaps in knowledge / awareness and to provide advice on environmental / system changes that will improve health and wellbeing outcomes for residents.

2) To provide urgent AHP therapy support for residents and/ or onward signpost into existing community / primary / secondary care services as required

*To provide effective and efficient nutritional management for people of all ages referred with clinical conditions, to improve outcome, promote health and prevent further complications in care homes. To provide dietary assessment, advice and follow-up within the in care homes, providing targeted information relevant to the individual needs of the patient/carer.

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. / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. / Weighting: 100

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 is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intension to award notice. The awarding of the contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the Public Contracts regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representation by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 18/4/24 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 March 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

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blackshaw Road

London

SW17 0QT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
NHS Organisation Data Service

RJ7

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £819,006


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 Regulation 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 midnight of 18/4/2024 (8 working days following publication of award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been delivering this service at a high level and likely to satisfy the proposed new contract. The new Contract has no significant changes. The Provider passed the award criteria score for both Key and Basic selection criteria.

Any written representation should be sent to swlicb.contracts.bhcic@nhs.net

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Finance Committee

London

Country

United Kingdom