Contract

End of Life Centre - Care Home In-reach

  • Battersea Healthcare CIC

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-017587

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-046df3

Published 6 June 2024, 11:56am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Battersea Healthcare CIC

246 Roehampton Lane

LONDON

SW154AA

Contact

John Turkson

Email

john.turkson@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI34 - Wandsworth

Companies House

07237152

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.bhcic.org.uk

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

End of Life Centre - Care Home In-reach

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

To Provide a dedicated Care Home End of Life Centre (EOLC) resource to support care home staff and residents with assessments, advance care planning and appropriate treatment plans.

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: £212,162.13

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

To provide a dedicated Care Home EOLC resource to support care home staff and residents with assessments, advance care planning and appropriate treatment plans.

1. Improve access to specialist EOLC support for residents

• Proactively contacting care homes to seek out new referrals

or provide advice and support with existing care plans on a

weekly basis.

• Promote a clear and safe referral pathway for EOLC referrals supporting residents with urgent and routine EOLC needs.

• Promote clear route for OOHs support for EOLC issues

2. Support Care home MDT around advance care plans with

specialist EOLC advice.

• Attend (in person or virtually) care home MDT meetings to

provide expert advice to the wider team around residents

EOLC plans.

• Establish strong relationships with the wider care home team

including nursing staff, care staff, GPs, other care home in

reach staff and LAS.

• Promote use of CMC/UCP as a shared record of advance care

plans

3. Support the development of EOLC knowledge and skills

within care homes.

• Identify gaps in knowledge and awareness of EOLC within the

care homes and address this work proactively with care homes

to make assessment of needs around EOLC, working with the

staff, other parts of the care home in reach services and the

wider MDT to address any gaps in knowledge / awareness.

• Provide appropriate training opportunities for care home team

whether one to one support or group training / awareness

sessions.

• Provide advice on system changes within the care home that

will improve health and wellbeing outcomes and experience

for residents and their families at the end phase of their lives.

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. BHCIC has formally awarded this contract to the Royal Trinity Hospice for three years with a 12 month notice of termination from 1/4/2024 to 31/3 2027using Direct Award Process A. The lifetime value of the contract is £212,162.13.

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. BHCIC Board has formally awarded this contract to the Royal Trinity Hospice for three years with a 12 month notice of termination from 1/4/2024 to 31/3/2027 using Direct Award Process A.

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

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

Royal Trinity Hospice

30 Clapham Common Northside

London

SW4 0RN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Charity Commission (England and Wales)

1013945

Internet address

https://www.royaltrinityhospice.london/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £212,162.13


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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. BHCIC Board has formally awarded this contract to the Royal Trinity Hospice for three years with a 12 month notice of termination from 1/4/2024 to 31/3/2027 using Direct Award Process A.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Finance Committee

London

Country

United Kingdom