Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
729 The Ridge
St Leonards on Sea
TN37 7PT
Contact
Tim Hilton
Telephone
+44 3001314507
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
Strategic Bed Plan Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Trust therefore requires the appropriate public sector service redesign, demand and capacity, and economic modelling expertise to identify and evidence the demand, capacity and benefits of the key elements of the acute and community bed base as the resulting assumptions have material implications for BFF and the New Hospital Programme business case.
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: £135,150
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust therefore requires the appropriate public sector service redesign, demand and capacity, and economic modelling expertise to identify and evidence the demand, capacity and benefits of the key elements of the acute and community bed base as the resulting assumptions have material implications for BFF and the New Hospital Programme business case
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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:
The Trust needs to work with an expert organisation that has the appropriate level of expertise and
Moorhouse Consulting are the recommended supplier because they are on the SBS Consult 18: Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services with competitive rates. They are already working with the Sussex ICB and have completed the case for change for virtual wards (accelerating virtual ward development at scale across Sussex ICB) to inform the virtual ward project and are continuing to support the ICB programmes. Moorhouse have developed a model for virtual ward and HomeFirst for the Sussex system and the economic modelling will be similar. They also have access to national evidence which will be essential for this project.
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
31 January 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
MOORHOUSE CONSULTING LIMITED
69 Old Broad Street
London
EC2M 1QS
Telephone
+44 2030044482
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
National registration number
05053551
Internet address
https://www.moorhouseconsulting.com/
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: £135,150
Lowest offer: £135,150 / Highest offer: £135,150 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
729 The Ridge
St Leonards on Sea
TN37 7PT
Country
United Kingdom