Contract

Contract of Service for the Provision of Speech and Language Therapy Services

  • Kent Community Health N H S Foundation Trust

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-039924

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0493ce

Published 11 December 2024, 1:29pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Kent Community Health N H S Foundation Trust

110-120 Eureka Park,Upper Pemberton, Kennington

ASHFORD

TN254AZ

Contact

Nikole Love

Email

nikole.love@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 7500448906

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.kentcht.nhs.uk


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Contract of Service for the Provision of Speech and Language Therapy Services

Reference number

1533/20/C

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

Speech and Language Therapy for children in mainstream and special schools in East Sussex. Under the PSR "most suitable provider" this is an emergency contract to address waitlists.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

3


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2024/S 000-027160


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

1533/20/C

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

23 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Pioneering Children's Services Limited

Crowborough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House

07760147

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £21,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Ashford

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 85323000 - Community health services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

Due to continued local recruitment challenges KCHFT has identified a continued clinical risk to children and therefore intends to extend this contract to the supplier to assist with the waitlist for a further 3 months of term time. Term time for 24/25 ends on 20 December 2024 and recommences on 6 January 2025 and the agreement is to provide 12 weeks of term time provision and therefore contract dates may not align exactly to calendar months.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

3

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£21,000

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Pioneering Children's Services Limited

Crowborough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House

07760147

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

Due to continued local recruitment challenges KCHFT has identified a continued clinical risk to children and therefore intends to extend this contract to the supplier to assist with the waitlist for a further 3 months of term time. Term time for 24/25 ends on 20 December 2024 and recommences on 6 January 2025 and the agreement is to provide 12 weeks of term time provision and therefore contract dates may not align exactly to calendar months.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

Due to continued local recruitment challenges KCHFT has identified a continued clinical risk to children and therefore intends to extend this contract to the supplier to assist with the waitlist for a further 3 months of term time. Term time for 24/25 ends on 20 December 2024 and recommences on 6 January 2025 and the agreement is to provide 12 weeks of term time provision and therefore contract dates may not align exactly to calendar months.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £21,000

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £42,000