Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
UK
Contact person: Ms Emma Albel
Telephone: +44 1513511827
E-mail: emma.albel@liverpool.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Nursing Care and Clinical Oversight Services at Millvina an Brushwood Care Homes
Reference number: DN760035
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85144100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council intends to appoint a new provider for the provision of existing nursing care and clinical oversight services at Millvina and Brushwood care homes currently being operated by the Council.
Find a Tender Service references:
F02: Contract Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005248
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85144100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The Competitive Process, of the The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Council intends to appoint a new provider for the provision of existing nursing care and clinical oversight services at Millvina and Brushwood care homes currently being operated by the Council.
The Council intends to award a 12 month contract, with the option to extend up to a maximum contract term of 6 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability Integration and collaboration
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Quality and innovation
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Social value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will have a option to extend up to a maximum contract term of 6 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
This is an Intention to Award Notice. The proposed award 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.
Find a Tender Service references:
F02: Contract Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005248
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d73f
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
2025/S 000-005248
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN760035
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primary Care 24 (Merseyside) Ltd
Liverpool
UK
NUTS: UKD72
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 8 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is an Intention to Award Notice issued in accordance with Regulation 11, The Competitive Process, of the 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 publication of this notice marks the start of an 8 working day standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by the end of the standstill period, midnight on Wednesday 9 April 2025. Any representations should be sent for the attention of the Head of Procurement and Contracts via email to commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk or by post to Commercial Procurement Unit, Liverpool City Council, Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool L3 1AH (it is advised to use a signed for delivery service). This contract has not yet formally been awarded, and will only be concluded upon completion of the standstill period.
The decision to award was made by the Council's Deputy Chief Executive & Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health, Anne Marie Lubanski on 19 March 2025.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
The following criteria informed the decision:
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 40%
Quality and innovation: 20%
Value: 20%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10%
Social Value: 10%
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/03/2025