Contract

City and Hackney Access to Toenail Cutting Service

  • London Borough of Hackney

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-019548

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043c3e

Published 26 June 2024, 1:50pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Hackney

Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street

Hackney

E8 1DY

Contact

Mr Joe Baxter

Email

joe.baxter@hackney.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2083563000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.hackney.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.hackney.gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

City and Hackney Access to Toenail Cutting Service

Reference number

DN710060

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This service is intended to provide assistance for residents experiencing health inequalities to maintain basic toenail care, which can cause significant health challenges and exclusion from access to other health services. This project has been designed to target specific cohorts of the population where there is greatest need. This is something that is only necessary for most people 3 to 4 times a year to prevent toenails becoming a hindrance to walking and moving around.

Long term conditions - to support patients living with a long-term condition in Hackney to live a longer and healthier life.

Health inequalities - to address inequalities across the City and Hackney Place, this project has been designed to target specific cohorts of the population where there is greatest need by preventing toenails becoming a hindrance to walking and moving around. There is also an increased risk of falls for some patients unless this issue is addressed.

This notice expresses an intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime. The lifetime value of this service is £65,000.

This is a new service with a new provider.

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: £65,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London
  • UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This service is intended to provide assistance for residents experiencing health inequalities to maintain basic toenail care, which can cause significant health challenges and exclusion from access to other health services. This project has been designed to target specific cohorts of the population where there is greatest need. This is something that is only necessary for most people 3 to 4 times a year to prevent toenails becoming a hindrance to walking and moving around.

Long term conditions - to support patients living with a long-term condition in Hackney to live a longer and healthier life.

Health inequalities - to address inequalities across the City and Hackney Place, this project has been designed to target specific cohorts of the population where there is greatest need by preventing toenails becoming a hindrance to walking and moving around. There is also an increased risk of falls for some patients unless this issue is addressed.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Most Suitable Provider process with regard to key criteria / Weighting: 100

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 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 decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

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: 2024/S 000-005850

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


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

26 June 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Hoxton Health

St Leonards Hospital, Nuttall Street

London

N1 5LZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI31 - Camden and City of London
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £65,000


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 05/07/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Representations should be sent to the following email address:

joe.baxter@hackney.gov.uk

Conflicts of interest identified among a panel made up of experts from NHS North East London: 0.

This decision was made on the basis that the winning bidder was the only one of the 5 bidders to pass all of the stage 1 pass/fail questions. Furthermore, the provider scored well on the basis of their responses to the key criteria questions. The providers bid was assessed against the key criteria with the following weightings:

Quality and Innovation: 40%

Value: 25%

Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 5%

Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 25%

Social Value: 5%

On the basis of the providers responses to the key criteria, the panel assessed that they were confident that they could deliver the service.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The London Borough of Hackney

Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street

London

E8 1EA

Country

United Kingdom