Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
No 1 Lakeside 920 Centre Park Square
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Contact
Sophie Riding
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD6 - Cheshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.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
Autism Assessment Service for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and pathway coordination for Children & Young People
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Autism Assessment Service for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and pathway coordination for Children and Young People.
This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice to inform the market that NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB is directly awarding a 12 month contract, with the incumbent provider, Clinical Partners Ltd.
The contract award will start 1st April 2023 and expire 31st March 2024.
The Provider has had a small historic contract with Knowsley place to manage a small number of children awaiting assessment, however during the COVID period there has been a significant increase in demand and backlog/waiting list and also as a result of the Joint Area SEND Inspection, Cheshire & Merseyside ICB has had to urgently address this significant waiting list to avoid any potential harm due to extended delays in assessments as part of a requested Written Statement of Action.
This award without competition is to ensure service continuity whilst pending development of wider system approaches for provision of neurodevelopment assessment and co-ordination are developed.
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: £2,400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
Knowsley
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Award Notice is published under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015.
It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015 ('Regulations') as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations
detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is
not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
The contract is being awarded under PCR 2015 Section 32. Use of the negotiated procedure
without prior publication.
32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting
authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
General grounds
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works
contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following
cases:-
(c)insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by
events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted
procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Contract Start Date: 1st April 2023
Contract End Date: 31st March 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier
Explanation:
This Contract Award Notice is published under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015.
It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015 ('Regulations') as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations
detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is
not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
The contract is being awarded under PCR 2015 Section 32. Use of the negotiated procedure
without prior publication.
32.-(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting
authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
General grounds
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works
contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following
cases:-
(c)insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by
events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted
procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Clinical Partners Limited
Unit 6 Chaldicott Barns, Tokes Lane
Semley
SP7 9AW
Telephone
+44 7833721967
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address
https://www.clinical-partners.co.uk/
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,400,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,400,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Regatta Place, Brunswick Business Park, Summers Lane
Liverpool
L3 4BL
Country
United Kingdom