Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices, Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
Contact
Mrs Catherine Kinnaird
catherine.kinnaird@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7881039097
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Health and Social Care
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Strategic Market Support and Care Home Trusted Assessor Service
Reference number
DN604272
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As no suitable tenders were received in response to an open procedure, under Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council entered into a negotiated procedure, without prior publication of a contract notice.
The Strategic Market Support Service (SMSS) and Care Home Trusted Assessors (CHTA)
contracts main aim is to engage with care providers to support and develop the market and
to meet the demand for critical adult social care services.
The SMSS provides long term stability through the delivery of a workforce strategy and
supportive workforce training needs analysis, with the subsequent delivery of education and
training courses to develop Lincolnshire care services and their workforce whilst ensuring
the offer of support to the provider market is attractive and meaningful. This leads to a
longer term plan of sustainability to ensure that all Lincolnshire residents who receive their care from independent and third sector providers in Lincolnshire will have those services
delivered by a skilled, competent and caring workforce.
The CHTA service aims to reduce the demand (and need) for care home managers (or care
home staff) to attend an acute hospital setting to review the suitability of someone ready for
discharge. The CHTA team complete discharge assessments in a time responsive manner
which supports the urgency of operational capacity and demand in the acute hospital setting
and promotes discharges seven days a week.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £1,780,000 / Highest offer: £2,380,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Strategic Market Support Service
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80490000 - Operation of an educational centre
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Strategic Market Support Service (SMSS) contract will promote and deliver workforce development and training to all care providers in Lincolnshire, specifically (i) Residential and
Nursing Home Services, (ii) Home Care and Community Support Services and (iii) Extra Care
Housing.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,455,000
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract can be extended by up to a further 24 months.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Care Home Trusted Assessors
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Care Home Trusted Assessors (CHTA) contract will establish a team of suitably qualified
and experienced staff to support operational hospital discharges pressures. Their role is to
conduct an operational assessment of all individuals identified as medically optimised and fit for discharge from Boston, Lincoln, Grantham and Peterborough hospitals; who may require
short or long term social care support. On completion of the assessment, supplementary
information is collated and submitted to the provider(s), reducing the necessity for
individual providers to attend the hospital to complete their own assessment and therefore
reducing unnecessary delays to hospital discharge.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £925,000
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract can be extended by up to a further 24 months.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Procedure involving negotiation
four.1.10) Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure
Information about national procedures is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/regulation/32/made
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
As no suitable tenders were received in response to an open procedure (contract notice reference 2021/S 000-028633), under Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council entered into a negotiated procedure, without prior publication of a contract notice.
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-028633
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
Lot No
1
Title
Strategic Market Support Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LinCA Workforce Development Ltd
Lincoln
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £855,000 / Highest offer: £1,455,000 taken into consideration
Section five. Award of contract
Lot No
2
Title
Care Home Trusted Assessors
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LinCA Workforce Development Ltd
Lincoln
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £925,000