Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Rothwell Road
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
UK
Contact person: Anne Greatorex
Telephone: +44 1536493753
E-mail: anne.greatorex@kgh.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKF25
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.kgh.nhs.uk
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
Virtual Ward Model
Reference number: KGHCare@Home
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
We are looking to establish a virtual ward model at KGH (KGHCARE@Home) with a baseline bed capacity of 20 with flexibility to increase to 28 beds, possibly to 33.
Clinical pathways will include:
— IV antibiotic provision, including osteomyelitis, cellulitis, joint infection, pneumonia, subacute bacterial endocarditis, urinary tract infection,
— Non-weight-bearing patients,
— Frail elderly – therapy, nursing, personal care,
— Post-fall rehabilitation e.g. no fracture or fractures for medical management only,
— Total knee joint replacements,
— Wound care – VAC/larvae,
— Bridging social care delays – Discharge to assess, delays for residential homes, delays for nursing homes,
— Bridge package of care for stroke patients whilst community stroke team provides therapy,
— Parenteral fluids and electrolyte replacement/monitoring,
— Parentral Management of patients with hyperemesis,
— Stage 1 acute kidney injury management.
The service must offer 24hr healthcare professional support to patients.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 111 595.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF25
Main site or place of performance:
Northamptonshire, England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The development of recovery at home or virtual ward services offers a new method of managing this increases in demand and the flexibility within the fixed bed base to develop decant capacity over summer months to support the delivery of essential and planned maintenance.
Virtual ward model at KGH (KGHCARE@Home) with a baseline bed capacity of 20 with flexibility to increase to 28 beds, possibly to 33.
Clinical pathways will include:
— IV antibiotic provision, including osteomyelitis, cellulitis, joint infection, pneumonia, subacute bacterial endocarditis, urinary tract infection,
— Non-weight-bearing patients,
— Frail elderly – therapy, nursing, personal care,
— Post-fall rehabilitation e.g. no fracture or fractures for medical management only,
— Total knee joint replacements,
— Wound care – VAC/larvae,
— Bridging social care delays – Discharge to assess, delays for residential homes, delays for nursing homes,
— Bridge package of care for stroke patients whilst community stroke team provides therapy,
— Parenteral fluids and electrolyte replacement/monitoring,
— Management of patients with hyperemesis,
— Stage 1 acute kidney injury management.
The service must offer 24 hour healthcare professional support to patient on the service and will have on-site clinicians to support the identification, consent, assessment and transfer of patients into the virtual ward. These staff will also support the ongoing clinical supervision and management of these patients in their own homes to ensure safe and effective care.
Real time operational and quality performance metrics must be available to KGH in the management and utilisation of the service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
100
Quality criterion: quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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:
The Trust are to carry out a project (proof of concept) over a 12-month period. The project will initially run for 6 months when through project evaluation and assessment the decision will be taken to either formally go to the market place and tender the business and or close down the project.
Should the proof of concept (6 months) prove successful, then the supplier (Healthcare at Home) will continue to run the service for the final 6 months whilst the tender process is carried out in the background.
The objective being development of a robust specification to take to the market place and provision of fit for purpose service.
New models are seen to be an integral element of the Trust plan to manage current and expected increases in activity within existing bed base, as such testing this new model must commence before the expected demand increase over the winter period.
This forms an essential part of the unplanned care element of the STP.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: ref 1136 / KGHCARE@HOME
Title: Virtual Ward
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
11/12/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Healthcare at Home
02759609.
107 Station Street
Burton-on-Trent
DE14 1SZ
UK
NUTS: UKG24
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 2 111 595.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
2 111 595.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Rothwel Road
Rothwel Road
NN16 8UZ
UK
E-mail: anne.greatorex@kgh.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
10 days from notice publication.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/12/2017