Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
RBN
Warrington Rd, Rainhill
Prescot
L355DR
UK
Contact person: Christina Fletcher
Telephone: +44 1704704761
E-mail: christina.fletcher@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD71
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.merseywestlancs.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
Integrated Community Care Service to provide Step Down Beds for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Contract is to provide a Step Down Service for a minimum of 5 patients at anyone time to the Trust.
The patients cared for at this facility will have recent Spinal Cord Injuries and will have been in the Hospital setting and prior to their movement to the step down facility will have achieved medical stability.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
241 150.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an award of a contract for an Integrated Community Care Service to provide Step Down Beds for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries.
This notice is confirmation of an urgent award following the notice of termination from an existing provider and is being awarded for a 6 month term.
The value of the contract over the term is £241,150
The term of the contract is from the 2nd December 2024 - 1st June 2025.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
27/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Athena Healthcare Ltd
OE011987
Southport
UK
NUTS: UKD
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:
: 241 150.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under 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.
This notice is confirmation of an urgent award following the notice of termination from an existing provider and is being awarded for a 6 month term.
Decision Makers - Joanne Worman, Directorate Manager, Sandra McCarthy, Service Manager
There are no declared conflicts of interest.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Southport
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/12/2024