Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Contact
Helen Graham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD61 - Warrington
NHS Organisation Data Service
QYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
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
Medical Cover for Brookfield Intermediate Care Centre in St Helens
Reference number
WHISP-336
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire is working on behalf of Cheshire & Merseyside ICB who wishes to award a contract for Medical Cover Service for the Brookfield Centre, St Helens.
There are 30 beds at Brookfield, and they are classed as Level 3 community beds and can be used for step up or step down provision. Brookfield is registered with CQC as a residential care home and managed by St Helens Local Authority with therapy and nursing in reach from a Community NHS Provider. Brookfield is not a commissioned Health service. Brookfield delivers bed-based support and reablement for individuals who are medically optimised / clinically suitable to be cared for in a residential home setting with their medical needs met by primary care as if they were in their own home.
The contract that is to be awarded is for the medical cover of the individuals who are residing at the Brookfield Centre in St Helens.
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: £390,912
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD71 - East Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
Brookfield Centre, Park Road, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 1HE
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Midlands and Lancashire is working on behalf of Cheshire & Merseyside ICB who wishes to award a contract for Medical Cover Service for the Brookfield Centre, St Helens.
The contract that is to be awarded is for the medical cover of the individuals who are residing at the Brookfield Centre in St Helens. The aim of the clinical service is to provide an enhanced proactive and responsive model of clinical cover to the 30 users of Brookfield during the in-hours period of 8am - 6:30pm from Monday to Friday. The service does not have to be provided by a GP but access to a GP is essential to enable nurses to escalate concerns and receive clinical supervision.
The contract is to be awarded for a start date of 1st July 2025 for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1-year period. The value of the contract is £97,728 per annum with a total of £390,912 over the total 4-year period.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Innovation / Weighting: 55
Quality criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: ntegration, collaboration and service sustainability / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This contract award notice follows an F02: Contract Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002364
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d5b5
Published 23 January 2025, 12:54pm
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 contract award notice follows an F02: Contract Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002364
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d5b5
Published 23 January 2025, 12:54pm
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
20 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St Helens Rota Ltd
Albion Street Clinic, Albion Street
St. Helens
WA10 2HA
Telephone
+44 1744673800
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD71 - East Merseyside
Companies House
03453965
Internet address
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: £390,912
Total value of the contract/lot: £390,912
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 Regulations 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 the relevant authority by midnight on Wednesday 16th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the Competitive Process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts and in addition reserves the right to award only part of this contract.
The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any provider in connection with this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any representation to the Contracting Authority.
Any written representations need to be made to mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
The decision for this award was taken by St Helens Place Senior Leadership team and no conflicts of interest were identified.
The relative importance of the key criteria is listed in Section II 2.5 of this F03: Contract Award Notice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QY
enquiries@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom