Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Procurement Services, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Woodlands House, Maes-Y-Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
UK
Telephone: +44 02921501375
E-mail: emma.lane@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Carer's Gateway Service
Reference number: CAV-ITT-PROJECT49572
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85323000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who sought to establish an interim contract for the Provision of Carer's Gateway Service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
363 280.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Vale of Glamorgan Council, Cardiff Council, the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan University Health Board recognise the contribution unpaid Carers make to society and the value, financial and otherwise, of the work they do in caring/supporting those who could not manage without their help and support to remain living in their own home in the local community.
The service will provide a Gateway as a ‘one stop shop’ approach to supporting and engaging with unpaid carers, providing them with information and advice about services which will support them in their caring role. The Gateway will link with existing services and providers, will not duplicate services already provided and will act as the central link across the region for unpaid Carers. It will do this through a centralised helpline and email enquiry line and face to face support via drop in sessions in community locations, so unpaid carers are able to receive information and advice closer to home.
The Carers Gateway aims to improve the quality of life for unpaid carers, and the cared for, in Cardiff and the Vale, helping them sustain their caring role and enhance their ability to have a life outside caring. It will do this by making it easier for unpaid carers to access information about support and services in the region.
The Carers Gateway will be expected to make links with, and work with, a wide variety of health, social care and wellbeing staff, in all sectors, in order to promote the service and generate referrals. This includes social workers, carers support workers, GPs, district nurses, therapists, the Cardiff Community Resource Teams, Vale Community Resource Service, First point of Contact Staff in Cardiff Council, Contact1V in Vale of Glamorgan Council, the Independent Living Service in Cardiff Council, integrated hospital discharge services, hospital based staff and third sector providers etc. Unpaid carers will be able to self-refer to the Carers Gateway.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualitative
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: commerical
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
All three parties commissioned and awarded a Carers Gateway services contract in May 2022 with the Health Board leading on commissioning and monitoring of the service.
Unfortunately, the awarded bidder has had to hand back the service with immediate notice and therefore, to ensure continuity of service an interim contract for a one year plus one year extension option is proposed to be awarded to TuVida. This will allow services to be continued and an options appraisal to be undertaken on the model of future services with a re-procurement if applicable.
Due to this situation, the Health Board is awarding an interim contract under Regulation 32(2c) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015 which states "insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with", and therefore, the Health Board is issuing this notice applying a 10 day standstill period.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-009293
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CAV-ITT-PROJECT49572
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TuVida
19 Pelham Road
Nottingham
NG51AP
UK
NUTS: UKF16
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 363 280.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The contract value referred to within this notice is the maximum figure for the one year interim contract (plus one year extension option). The transfer is currently being managed from one provider to another and it should be noted that this figure may decreased as a proportion of the requirement may not transfer across.
(WA Ref:142031)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board will allow a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period between notifying the award decision and awarding the contract.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/06/2024