Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
Contact
Ms Emma Albel
Telephone
+44 1513511827
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD72 - Liverpool
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Nursing Care and Clinical Oversight Services at Millvina an Brushwood Care Homes
Reference number
DN760035
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Council intends to appoint a new provider for the provision of existing nursing care and clinical oversight services at Millvina and Brushwood care homes currently being operated by the Council.
Find a Tender Service references:
F02: Contract Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005248
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f
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: £8,400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD72 - Liverpool
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The Competitive Process, of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Council intends to appoint a new provider for the provision of existing nursing care and clinical oversight services at Millvina and Brushwood care homes currently being operated by the Council.
The Council intends to award a 12 month contract, with the option to extend up to a maximum contract term of 6 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Integration and collaboration / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and innovation / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Social value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will have a option to extend up to a maximum contract term of 6 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This is an Intention to Award Notice. The proposed award 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.
Find a Tender Service references:
F02: Contract Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005248
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-005248
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN760035
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primary Care 24 (Merseyside) Ltd
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
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: £8,400,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £8,400,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The Competitive Process, of the 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 an 8 working day standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by the end of the standstill period, midnight on Wednesday 9 April 2025. Any representations should be sent for the attention of the Head of Procurement and Contracts via email to commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk or by post to Commercial Procurement Unit, Liverpool City Council, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH (it is advised to use a signed for delivery service). This contract has not yet formally been awarded, and will only be concluded upon completion of the standstill period.
The decision to award was made by the Council's Deputy Chief Executive & Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health, Anne Marie Lubanski on 19 March 2025.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
The following criteria informed the decision:
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 40%
Quality and innovation: 20%
Value: 20%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10%
Social Value: 10%
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom