Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Knowsley Council
4th Floor, Waterside House
Sale
M33 7ZF
UK
Contact person: Ms Kelly Black
Telephone: +44 1619121616
E-mail: kelly.black@star-procurement.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD7
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.knowsley.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.knowsley.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Infection Prevention Control Service 2024 - 2027
Reference number: DN691431
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The aim of the community infection prevention and control service is to:
• Prevent infections through provision of comprehensive high-quality evidence-based infection prevention and control, advice and support in the community.
• Promotion, review and audit of infection, prevention and control standards within health, social care relevant community settings.
• Protect the health of the population by supporting Knowsley Council and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to respond to outbreaks, incidents and single cases (with risk of significant impact) of communicable disease in the local population as directed.
• Work to reduce and sustain reductions in healthcare-associated infections. In particular, the service will support commissioners to achieve a reduction in the rate of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and Gram-Negative Blood Stream Infections (GNBSIs), in line with national objectives.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
751 154.90
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the community infection prevention and control service is to:
• Prevent infections through provision of comprehensive high-quality evidence-based infection prevention and control, advice and support in the community.
• Promotion, review and audit of infection, prevention and control standards within health, social care relevant community settings.
• Protect the health of the population by supporting Knowsley Council and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to respond to outbreaks, incidents and single cases (with risk of significant impact) of communicable disease in the local population as directed.
• Work to reduce and sustain reductions in healthcare-associated infections. In particular, the service will support commissioners to achieve a reduction in the rate of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and Gram-Negative Blood Stream Infections (GNBSIs), in line with national objectives.
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 V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
V7 Building, Kings Business Park
Prescot
L34 1PJ
UK
E-mail: chris.lyons@merseycare.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 751 154.90
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2024