Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,
Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon
PE284YE
Contact
Thomas Clarke
Thomas.Clarke@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Medical Advisor to CCC Adoption and Permanence Panel
Reference number
25003
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a procurement under the Provider Selection Regime for a Medical Advisor.
The Medical Advisor is a statutory requirement to fulfil medicals linked to the adoption and fostering services within the Council.
The outcomes aim to deliver consistent delivery of the statutory obligations regarding medical advisors as set out in the Adoptions Agencies 2005 Regulations ensuring the service is not disrupted or delayed while recommissioning activity takes place.
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: £81,571.67
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a procurement under the Provider Selection Regime for a Medical Advisor.
The Medical Advisor is a statutory requirement to fulfil medicals linked to the adoption and fostering services within the Council.
The outcomes aim to deliver consistent delivery of the statutory obligations regarding medical advisors as set out in the Adoptions Agencies 2005 Regulations ensuring the service is not disrupted or delayed while recommissioning activity takes place.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Improving Access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 3
Cost criterion - Name: Value / Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This procurement utilised the Direct Award C process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) which allows for a contract to be awarded to an existing provider without a competitive process, provided certain conditions are met.
This process was used to renew the contract with the existing provider, for the following reasons:
There are no considerable changes to the contract's nature or value.
Incumbent provider performance was assessed and the Authority is satisfied that the provider is meeting the requirements of the current contract will likely meet the requirements of the new 12 month contract
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
Title
INTENTION TO AWARD - Cambridgeshire County Council - Medical Advisor to CCC Adoption and Permanence Panel
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 June 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHST
Unit 3, The Meadows, Meadow Lane
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
PE27 4LG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address
https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £81,571.67
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 8th of July 2025.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to ProcurementandCommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk FAO Thomas Clarke.
Award decision makers:
Award of contract was approved by Cambridgeshire County Council's Head of Service - Fostering.
Conflicts of Interest - No conflict of interested were declared prior to, or during, the preparation of the tender excise, the evaluation or moderation period or the award of the contract.
Relative importance of the key criteria: The decision was made through an evaluation methodology covering the 5 criterion. The greatest weighting were applied to quality and innovation and value.
Quality and Innovation was weighted highly as it was imperative that due to the nature of the service specification and expectations regarding delivery requirements, quality is considered the most important component.
This was followed by value to ensure that the service will be delivered within the available financial envelope and for the bidder to provide the local authority with assurances that there will be robust financial and performance monitoring.
Added value was considered though social value, recognising the importance of a providers wider contribution to the councils ambitions and benefits to local residents.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cambridgeshire County Council
New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
Country
United Kingdom