Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
St John's House,East Street
LEICESTER
LE16NB
Contact
Kimberley Walker
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG36 - Dudley
NHS Organisation Data Service
15E
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.blackcountry.icb.nhs.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
Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board wishes to inform the market that upon successful completion of the VEAT Notice the contract has been awarded to Progress Care.
The award has been conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (i.e., competition is absent for technical reasons) for the provision of a Residential Short Breaks Service for the Borough of Dudley.
The contract duration is 3 years commencing 1st April 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further two 2 years.
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: £3,940,200
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG36 - Dudley
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board wishes to inform the market that upon successful completion of the VEAT Notice the contract has been awarded to Progress Care.
The award has been conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (i.e., competition is absent for technical reasons) for the provision of a Residential Short Breaks Service for the Borough of Dudley.
The contract duration is 3 years commencing 1st April 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further two 2 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Extension option of up to a further 2 years
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
This contract period would provide greater stability for children, young people, and their families. Progress Care has provided the relevant service for 9 years and have established an effective and productive working relationship.
After careful consideration, to minimise the risk of disruption to children, young people and their families, and to ensure continuity of service and support for families, the ICB wishes to award a contract to Progress Care, on the basis that: -
a) The ICB is satisfied with the contractual performance of Progress Care as the existing service provider.
b) The ICB and its partner, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, have established an effective, flexible and productive service delivery arrangement with Progress Care. Progress Care has also established an effective relationship with its service users, their families and the 5 local Special Schools
c) Progress Care has ensured that the voice of children and young people is heard appropriately and reflected in service delivery.
d) Progress Care has trained staff appropriately to manage the medical needs of service users, to the extent that, in the event of staff absence, these needs can still be met, and service resilience maintained.
e) Progress Care has provided innovative solutions to the specific care needs of individuals, making use of its knowledge of each service user and other resources at its disposal across its service portfolio.
f) The ICB is satisfied with the location of the existing service, its proximity to existing service users, their schools, and their families.
g) The ICB believes that a change of service provider, any consequential change to the location of service provision, and any change to established transportation arrangements, may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people with complex health and care needs and their families.
h) The ICB believes the market of alternative providers to be limited. Intelligence from attempts to identify other service providers to support the emergency provision of short breaks have proven to be extremely challenging and, on most occasions, have resulted in no locally accessible placements being sourced. A market engagement exercise resulted in limited engagement from other providers and a lack of confidence in other providers bidding for the service. It is considered that a competitive process will result in only one bid or no bids from the market which would leave the service at risk.
i) For the reasons described above it is in the public interest to award the contract.
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 000-014503
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 August 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
Progress Children's Services Limited
Wolverhampton
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Companies House
04014026
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,940,200
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,940,200
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board wishes to inform the market that upon successful completion of the VEAT Notice the contract has been awarded to Progress Care.
The award has been conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (i.e., competition is absent for technical reasons) for the provision of a Residential Short Breaks Service for the Borough of Dudley.
The contract duration is 3 years commencing 1st April 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further two 2 years.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Courts
London
Country
United Kingdom