Contract

Out of hours crisis service

  • MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-040798

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c933

Published 18 December 2024, 2:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Kings Business Park

PRESCOT

L341PJ

Contact

Lynne Kelly

Email

lynne.kelly@merseycare.nhs.uk

Telephone

+44 1514730303

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD7 - Merseyside

NHS Organisation Data Service

RW4

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.merseycare.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

Out of hours crisis service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of preventative out of hours mental health crisis services in Sefton, by providing a safe place for people experiencing mental health or other crisis to meet their needs

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: £231,640

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance

Merseyside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

MCFT intends to contract with Sefton CVS, Suite 3b Burlington House, Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LG for the provision of preventative out of hours mental health crisis services in Sefton, by providing a safe place for people experiencing mental health or other crisis to meet their needs.. MCFT is currently in contract with Sefton CVS. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 1 year with the option to extend for a further 2 years. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably.

The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 year extension


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 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 02 January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Sefton CVS

Merseyside

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD7 - Merseyside
Charity Commission (England and Wales)

1024546

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £231,640


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

MCFT intends to contract with Sefton CVS, Suite 3b Burlington House, Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 0LG for the provision of preventative out of hours mental health crisis services in Sefton, by providing a safe place for people experiencing mental health or other crisis to meet their needs.. MCFT is currently in contract with Sefton CVS. For the new contract MCFT requires the service to be mobilised from 01 April 2025 for a period of 1 year with the option to extend for a further 2 years. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably.

The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.

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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 02 January 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Merseyside

Country

United Kingdom