Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
Westgate House, Market Street
Warwick
CV34 4DE
Contact
Claire Pickard
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG13 - Warwickshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Provision of Caretaking GP Services: Whitestone Surgery
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG13 - Warwickshire
Main site or place of performance
82 Bulkington Lane
Nuneaton
CV11 3SB
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The contractor will be required to provide all Essential Services, Additional Services throughout core hours as determined in the NHS General Medical Services Regulations 2004 and subsequent amendments.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) suspended registration for a period of 6 months with immediate effect (17th January 2024). The immediate impact was that the holder of the CQC registration was no longer able to perform regulated primary care services until at least the end of the 6-month period. Therefore, the ICB's responsibility was to commission care for the registered patients of Whitestone Surgery.
Due to the ongoing CQC regulatory process we are looking to extend this contract for a further 6 months.
Lifetime value of the contract is - £400,000 and the contract is being delivered between the following dates;
Original Contract - 29th January 2024 - 29th July 2024
Option to extend - 30th July 2024 - 31st January 2025
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
12
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-020676
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
29 January 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
Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance
Unit 1, The Boiler House, Electric Wharf, Sandy Lane
Coventry
CV1 4JU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG33 - Coventry
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
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: £400,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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 justification to why the modification was made under urgent circumstances was due to CQC suspension of registration.
The decision makers were the following people from Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board;
Alison Cartwright - Chief Integration Officer
Tim Sacks - Director of Primary Care
Liz Flavell-Smith - ICB Director of Finance
No conflicts of interests declared of the individuals making the decision.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
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
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKG13 - Warwickshire
Main site or place of performance
82 Bulkington Lane
Nuneaton
CV11 3SB
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The contractor will be required to provide all Essential Services, Additional Services throughout core hours as determined in the NHS General Medical Services Regulations 2004 and subsequent amendments.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
6
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£250,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance
Unit 1, The Boiler House, Electric Wharf, Sandy Lane
Coventry
CV1 4JU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG33 - Coventry
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
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):
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) suspended registration for a period of 6 months with immediate effect (17th January 2024). he immediate impact was that the holder of the CQC registration was no longer able to perform regulated primary care services.
Due to the ongoing CQC regulatory process which has not yet been concluded the Commissioner needs to extend this contract for another 6 months.
Lifetime value of the contract is - £750,000 and the contract is being delivered between the following dates;
Original Contract - 29th January 2024 - 29th July 2024
Previous Extension - 30th July 2024 - 31st January 2025
Modification Period - 1st February 2025 - 31st July 2025
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
The justification to why the modification was made under urgent circumstances was due to CQC suspension of registration.
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: £500,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £750,000