Awarded contract

Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS)

  • Doncaster Council
  • NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-013577

Published 12 May 2023, 12:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Doncaster Council

Civic Office, Waterdale

Doncaster

DN1 3BU

Contact

Shaun Ferron

Email

Shaun.Ferron@doncaster.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1302862405

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

National registration number

182338557

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104514

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group

Sovereign House/White Rose House, Heavens Walk

Doncaster

DN4 5DJ

Email

shaun.ferron@doncaster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.doncasterccg.nhs.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority acting as the Lead Commissioner is seeking to jointly re-commission the Integrated Community Equipment Service for itself and the Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group.

The ICELS service will support the following aims

• Enabling people to be supported in their own homes

• Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions

• Reducing the number of care home admissions

• Reducing the number of falls

• Facilitating early discharge from hospital

• Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling

single hand care

• Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing

confidence and peace of mind

• Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment

• Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity

and quality of life within the individual’s home

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: £33,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33100000 - Medical equipments
  • 33190000 - Miscellaneous medical devices and products
  • 33196100 - Devices for the elderly
  • 33196200 - Devices for the disabled
  • 35820000 - Support equipment
  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
  • 85323000 - Community health services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Main site or place of performance

City of Doncaster

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority acting as the Lead Commissioner is seeking to jointly re-commission the Integrated Community Equipment Service for itself and the Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group.

The ICELS service will support the following aims

• Enabling people to be supported in their own homes

• Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions

• Reducing the number of care home admissions

• Reducing the number of falls

• Facilitating early discharge from hospital

• Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling

single hand care

• Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing

confidence and peace of mind

• Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment

• Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity

and quality of life within the individual’s home

In addition to providing the equipment, the contract will include the delivery, collection, cleaning, storage, installation, decontamination, servicing, maintenance and recycling of the equipment.

The Service shall operate based on credit back model for the purchase of Community Equipment (CE) stock. The Provider shall own the CE stock; the Commissioners shall purchase CE from the Provider when required. During the period in which the CE is loaned to Service Users, ownership of the CE will pass from the Provider to the Commissioners. The responsibility for accountability, serviceability and maintenance for CE will remain with the Provider.

The Provider shall, upon collection of the CE from the Service User, credit back the agreed equipment value to the Commissioners once it has been collected, decontaminated and is ready for re-issue.

All Special CE will be owned by the Commissioners from date of purchase. The responsibility for accountability, serviceability and maintenance of Special CE will remain with the Provider. The CE stock will comprise of all CE including component parts, spares and consumables.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Price - Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Contract may be extended for a further 2 x 12 month periods at the sole discretion of the Council

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

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: 2022/S 000-017412


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Nottingham Rehab Limited (trading as NRS Healthcare)

Sherwood House Cartwright Way Forest Business Park Bardon Hill

Coalville

LE67 1UB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £31,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £23,461,125


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Due to the nature of the contract the contract values are based on a estimated activity levels and potential credit received over the full life of the contract including extensions.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Doncaster Council

Civic Office

Doncaster

DN13BU

Email

strategicprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Doncaster Council

Civic Office

Doncaster

DN13BU

Email

strategicprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom