Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cornwall Council
County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
Contact
Mr Jeff Goostrey
Telephone
+44 1872322024
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
Cornwall Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS)
Reference number
DN542679
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS) for Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly. Cornwall Council is the lead commissioner of community equipment under the Better Care Fund Section 75 Agreement between Cornwall Council and NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB NHS). The CELS service provides equipment and other assistive technology to meet the support needs of both adults and children.
The principal aim of the Service is to ensure that people who have been assessed by a Prescriber as requiring equipment to enable them to live independently, or with support as part of a package of care, are supplied with equipment, which is sensitive to their needs, in a timely manner. Equipment provided must be clean, safe and fully functional. The Service will address the needs of children from birth to end of life. The Service will support Prescribers across health, social care and education to ensure that all children and adults are given the opportunity to reach their potential in all areas of their life. The people using the Service are adults and children with a Prescriber assessed need to support their health or social care.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £82,000,000 / Highest offer: £126,000,000 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS) for Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly. Cornwall Council is the lead commissioner of community equipment under the Better Care Fund Section 75 Agreement between Cornwall Council and NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB NHS). The CELS service provides equipment and other assistive technology to meet the support needs of both adults and children.
The principal aim of the Service is to ensure that people who have been assessed by a Prescriber as requiring equipment to enable them to live independently, or with support as part of a package of care, are supplied with equipment, which is sensitive to their needs, in a timely manner. Equipment provided must be clean, safe and fully functional. The Service will address the needs of children from birth to end of life. The Service will support Prescribers across health, social care and education to ensure that all children and adults are given the opportunity to reach their potential in all areas of their life. The people using the Service are adults and children with a Prescriber assessed need to support their health or social care.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 55%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15%
Price - Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The following areas of scope shall be considered optional. During later phases of the project the Council and NHS ICB will consider whether these scope areas shall be added to the CELS contract. The additional scope areas will require separate business case decisions. Areas of additional scope under consideration:
Dynamic mattresses service into nursing homes
• Provision of rental dynamic mattresses for treatment of pressure ulcers for individuals in nursing homes in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
• Currently delivered by two external providers not CELS, circa £70k per annum.
• NHS ICB would like to consider this service element coming within scope of contract with new provider, which will be subject to a business case.
• Please see Dynamic Mattress service specification included within the Tender pack for further details.
NHS long term loan wheelchairs
• Wheelchair supply, spares, accessories, repair and maintenance service
• Bespoke moulded seating with powered wheelchair base
• Currently delivered by an external provider not CELS, circa £2.3million per annum.
• NHS ICB would like to consider this service element coming within scope of contract with new provider, which will be subject to a business case.
• Please see Wheelchair service specification included within the Tender pack for further details.
Continence products
• Currently delivered separately to CELS.
Together for Families (TFF) and NHS would like to consider this service element coming within scope of contract with new provider, which will be subject to a business case.
Home Improvement Agency
• Currently delivered by Cornwall Council
• A review of the service is pending, and subject to the outcome of the review the Council may consider this service element coming within scope of contract with new provider, subject to a business case.
Technology Enabled Care (TEC)
• Currently, a significant part of TEC is provided by Corserv and within Cornwall Council it is fairly limited to pilots (‘Just Checking’ and ‘Genie’).
• There is a new joint TEC strategy being developed, which will review our current position and consider delivery opportunities for the future expansion of the CIOS offer. This may result in a further expansion of the CELS offer, subject to a business case.
The Council is going out to Tender for the first time for a Community Equipment Loan Service (CELS). Providers in the marketplace the Council has engaged with have advised and recommended mobilisation and bedding in of the core CELS service first. After the initial 6 to 12 months of the mobilisation and contract, the Council will explore with the chosen Provider, the opportunity to extend the scope of the agreement into some or all of the areas detailed above in a phased manner, subject to internal business case approval and variation of the contract agreement as set out.
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
Open procedure
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: 2023/S 000-024058
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
Contract No
DN542679
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 February 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd
Unit 2, The Summit Centre, Skyport Drive
West Drayton
UB7 0LI
david.griffiths@medequip-uk.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £82,000,000 / Highest offer: £1,100,000,000 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cornwall Council
County hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
Country
United Kingdom