Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU for NHS North Staffordshire CCG and NHS Stoke on Trent CCG
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
UK
Telephone: +44 1216121500
E-mail: beverley.thomas7@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS North Staffordshire CCG
Stoke on Trent
UK
E-mail: NSCCGContactUs@northstaffs.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKG24
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northstaffsccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Stoke on Trent CCG
Stoke on Trent
UK
E-mail: NSCCGContactUs@northstaffs.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKG23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.stokeccg.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
North Staffs CCG and Stoke on Trent CCG - Integrated Urgent Care Centre including OOH
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of an Integrated Urgent Care Centre including a GPOOH service for the population of Northern Staffordshire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
17 575 101.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent CCGs have undertaken the design of a new service model for an Integrated Urgent Care Centre inclusive of a GPOOH provision for the population of Northern Staffordshire, this is in line with best practice nationally and aims to reduce the number of admissions into acute services.
This is a service to:
1) Stream all self-presenting patients arriving at the ED at the Royal Stoke to determine whether they have a need that can be met in a primary care environment, this in-turn will aim to reduce demand on ED services,
2) Provide access for patients with an identified primary care medical need who initially present at ED,
3) Provide urgent access to a GP during the out of hour's period for patients assessed with a primary care need by the NHS111 service.
This is a 3-year contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Service Requirements
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Workforce
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: IM&T
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Quality, Contract Management and Mobilisation
/ Weighting: 25
Cost criterion: Finance
/ Weighting: 25
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
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:
2017/S 010-014877
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
19/04/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vocare Limited
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
NUTS: UKC22
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 17 575 101.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This procurement was for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (“Regulations”). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7.
The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice, and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS North Staffordshire CCG
Stoke on Trent
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/01/2018