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NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Kirklees - Provision of Urgent Community Response Services

  • NHS West Yorkshire ICB

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-033983

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-041a91

Published 16 November 2023, 3:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS West Yorkshire ICB

2nd Floor, Norwich Union House, Market Street

Huddersfield

HD1 2LR

Contact

Ben Pursey

Email

ben.pursey@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.westyorkshire.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

NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Kirklees - Provision of Urgent Community Response Services

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

As identified in the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS 2023/24 Priorities, Operational Planning Guidance and the Delivery Plan for Recovering Urgent and Emergency Care Services there is a national expectation for all Integrated Care System’s to have an Urgent Community Response service. Kirklees Urgent Community Response is comprised of four contracts, one with each of an alliance of providers and delivers urgent community-based services to the population of Kirklees.

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: £16,822,460

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The four contracts with alliance members for Kirklees Urgent Community Response cover the national expectation for all Integrated Care Systems to have such a service that, at a minimum, operates 8:00 – 20:00, seven days a week. The primary objectives for Urgent Community Response are to deliver an integrated 0-2 hour health and social care urgent community response, with scope to support 0-2 day social care reablement. It is expected that these are achieved aligned to system service demand. The primary key performance indicator associated with Urgent Community Response nationally is that 70% of all crisis cases should be handled within two hours.

Following a review of the services within the scope of the contract and an assessment of the incumbent provider’s past and current performance and capability and capacity to provide the services required over the intended contract period, the commissioner is clear that the overall contract is capable of being provided only by this alliance of providers.

This is a VEAT notice for the direct award of contract of 3 years (with an option to extend for a further 2 years) to the incumbent providers.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: N/A / Weighting: N/A

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Commissioners are confident that an award of a new contract to a single provider without advertisement is justified and are satisfied that the overall contract is capable of being provided only by that provider. The Commissioner’s guiding principles being:

• the requirement to commission services from those providers that are most capable of securing the needs of health care service users and improving the quality and efficiency of services, and that provide the best value for money in doing so.

• the requirement to consider appropriate means of improving NHS health care services.

The Commissioner has carried out a detailed review of the provision of particular services in its local area in order to understand how those services can be improved and, as part of that review, identified the most capable provider or providers of those services. The review has included an assessment to determine past and current performance, capability and capacity for the provider to deliver the future requirements of the contract.

In the context of the review undertaken and the recommendations derived from a collaborative approach to what needs to change, the Commissioner has been able to identify with reasonable certainty that it is the incumbent provider that is capable of providing the contract (or that is capable of developing the capacity/infrastructure to do so) and to determine the incumbent provider is most capable of securing the needs of health care service users and of improving services, and represent best value for money for the contract period required from 1st April 2024.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

1

Title

NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Kirklees - Provision of Urgent Community Response Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 November 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

Locala Community Partnerships CIC

1st Floor, Beckside Court, Bradford Road

Batley

WF175PW

Email

enquiry@locala.org.uk

Telephone

+44 0300304555

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Internet address

https://www.locala.org.uk/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £7,644,849

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

2

Title

NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Kirklees - Provision of Urgent Community Response Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 November 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

Curo Health Limited

Dewsbury District Hospital, Woodkirk House, Halifax Road

Dewsbury

WF13 4HS

Email

Curo.health@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1924431903

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Internet address

https://www.curohealthcare.co.uk

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,153,445

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

3

Title

NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Kirklees - Provision of Urgent Community Response Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 November 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

Kirklees Council

Highstreet

Huddersfield

HD1 2EY

Email

customer.enquiries@kirklees.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1484210000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Internet address

www.Kirklees.gov.uk

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,270,562

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

4

Title

NHS West Yorkshire ICB - Kirklees - Provision of Urgent Community Response Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 November 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

Local Care Direct

Sheridan Teal House, Unit 2 Longbow Close, Pennine Business Park, Bradley

Huddersfield

HD2 1GQ

Email

info@lcdwestyorks.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1484421803

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKE44 - Calderdale and Kirklees
Internet address

https://www.localcaredirect.org/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £5,753,604

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, Holborn

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079476000

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice