Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Westminster City Council
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI3 - Inner London – West
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Westminster Residential & Funded Nursing Care Contract Award
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract award of residential care home in the borough of Westminster to provide continuity of services for service users who are predominantly older people with physical, and/or mental health needs. The services also provide support to those with physical and cognitive needs including dementia to enable each service user to maximise their independence and control of their own lives in a residential care home setting.
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: £7,098,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI32 - Westminster
Main site or place of performance
Beachcroft Care Home
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
An open procedure procurement has recently been conduced to tender the services provided within Beachcroft care home. The ITT was published on 25 January 2021 and closed on 15 March 2021 following two timescale extensions to allow the market more time to respond and following changes in TUPE information. Following the evaluation stage, the Authority considered that the tenders submitted did not demonstrate best value as the commercial aspects were not viable when assessed against the budget allocated by the Authority.
A direct award of Contract is required to ensure and secure immediate continuity of essential services to vulnerable residents from 17th June 2021. The contract will be for an initial period of 12 months with the option to extend for two further periods of 3 months (12+3+3).
A new procurement exercise is being developed by council officers and further market engagement will be conducted in summer 2021 to understand the current market appetite, help shape the service model, and determine appropriate timescales for issuing a revised ITT as the market recovers from the impact of COVID.
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:
This contract falls under LRT. An open procedure procurement has recently been concluded to tender the services provided within Beachcroft Care Home in Westminster. The ITT was published on 25 January 2021 and closed on 15 March 2021 following two timescale extensions to allow the market more time to respond and following changes in TUPE information. Following the evaluation stage, the Authority considered that the tenders submitted did not demonstrate best value as the commercial aspects were not viable when assessed against the budget allocated by the Authority.
The existing contract ended on 16th June 2021 and for the safety of the service users and for them to have continuity of service a interim contract was directly awarded. This contract will be for an initial period of 12 months commencing 17th June 2021 with the option to extend for two further periods of 3 months (12+3+3months).
A new procurement exercise is being developed by council officers and further market engagement will be conducted in summer 2021 to understand the current market appetite, help shape the service model, and determine appropriate timescales for issuing a revised ITT as the market recovers from the impact of COVID.
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
Contract No
1
Title
Residential & Funded Nursing Care Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 July 2021
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
GCH (ALAN MORKILL HOUSE) LIMITED
Gidar House, 13 The Crossway
Middlesex
UB10 0JH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £7,098,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Strand, Holborn
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom