Awarded contract

Worry Catcher Service

  • Nottinghamshire Healthcare N H S Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-012136

Published 15 April 2024, 11:37am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Nottinghamshire Healthcare N H S Foundation Trust

Duncan Macmillan House,Porchester Road

NOTTINGHAM

NG36AA

Email

psrsupport@nottshc.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF14 - Nottingham

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Worry Catcher Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Advocacy support services for older people on our inpatient wards.

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: £35,538

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Worry Catcher Model is Age UKs model and therefore the only provider able to deliver this. The service has been in place for a number of years and has shown a huge benefit to the MHSOP wards. Outsourcing this service saves our Nurses time on the wards allowing them to focus on the patients care whilst Age UK focus on the patients' needs and concerns acting as a voice for the patient and shares this back with the wards.

This contract has been awarded under process A.

Contract date: 01/04/2024- 31/03/2025

Estimated value: £35,538.00

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider / Patient Choice / 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) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded 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.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 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

Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire

The Sybil Levin Centre, 577a Nuthall Road, Nottingham, England, NG8 6AD

Nottingham

NG8 6AD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Companies House

03455485

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £35,538


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Decision makers:

Emma.Hutton@nottshc.nhs.uk

Abbie.Bartram@nottshc.nhs.uk

No conflicts of interests.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High court

London

Country

United Kingdom