Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Knowsley Council
Huyton Municipal Building - 1st Floor, Archway Road
Knowsley
L36 9YZ
UK
Contact person: Ms Kelly Black
Telephone: +44 1514434938
E-mail: kelly.black@knowsley.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
Bed Based Intermediate Care 2023 - 2024
Reference number: DN672386
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this service is to provide a high quality, personalised, bed based intermediate
care service supporting the home first approach within the Borough of Knowsley. Only those
provider's registered within borough will be eligible for this contract as therapy staff are
provided by a third party which are contracted to deliver services within the borough of
Knowsley.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 042 434.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD7
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this service is to provide a high quality, personalised, bed based intermediate care service supporting the home first approach within the Borough of Knowsley. Only those
provider's registered within borough will be eligible for this contract as therapy staff are
provided by a third party which are contracted to deliver services within the borough of
Knowsley.
The Service is to be provided in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered care setting in
an environment that meets the person’s needs and offers a safe and comfortable setting for
the duration of the intervention required. Only those providers with a minimum CQC rating of
requires improvement may apply.
The service aims to prevent unnecessary admissions to acute hospitals and premature
admissions to long-term care, and to further support timely discharge from a hospital
setting.
Bed based intermediate care is designed to provide people with short term, intensive
therapy support, to stabilise and improve their physical, mental, and functioning ability. This
then enables people to move on to a less intensive.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 042 434.00
GBP
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
Contract No: DN672386
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
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V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Qualia Care in administration t/a Hillside Care Home
Hillside Care Home, Hillside Avenue, Merseyside
Liverpool
L36 8DU
UK
E-mail: patricia.kirk@hcsolutions.co.uk
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1 021 217.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
2 042 434.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DN672386
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
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V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St. Helen’s & Knowsley Caring Association
St Bartholomew’s Court Nursing Home Woodfield Road
Huyton
L36 4PJ
UK
E-mail: michael@stbartscourt.co.uk
NUTS: UKD7
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
1 021 217.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
2 042 434.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/08/2023