Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Merton Clinical Commissioning Group
120 The Boradway
Wimbledon
SW19 1RH
UK
E-mail: hannah.pearson@swlondon.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKI63
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.mertonccg.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
Enhanced Support to Care Homes
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 co-design and mobilise a model of care that will improve the health and well-being of Merton registered patients in care homes. This will be achieved through the delivery of proactive coordinated enhanced primary care services which will engage patients, staff and other providers.
The elements of the service to be provided are:
— additional primary care input — to achieve robust, high quality and equitable primary care support for care home residents.
This would involve the delivery of a holistic model of care developed in Merton,
— project management — to support improved integration of services supporting care homes across the health and social care.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 376 864.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI63
Main site or place of performance:
London Borough of Merton.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This service is linked to be delivered conjointly with an existing service contract which ends on 31.3.2020 but has the provision for an extension of up to 2 years to 31.3.2022.
The purpose of this service is to co-design and mobilise a model of care that will improve the health and well-being of Merton registered patients in care homes. This will be achieved through the delivery of proactive coordinated enhanced primary care services which will engage patients, staff and other providers.
The elements of the service to be provided are:
— additional primary care input — to achieve robust, high quality and equitable primary care support for care home residents.
This would involve the delivery of a holistic model of care developed in Merton,
— project management — to support improved integration of services supporting care homes across the health and social care.
The service aims to achieve the following objectives:
— to provide preventive, proactive, coordinated, holistic and patient centred care,
— to offer education, advice and support to improve outcomes for care home residents,
— to achieve a reduction in LAS call-outs and conveyances, A&E attendances, emergency admissions and length of stay,
— to improve the experience of residents, care home staff and health professionals, addressing any health inequalities,
— to enhance governance and assurance processes to drive quality improvement.
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
This service is linked to be delivered conjointly with an existing service contract which ends on 31.3.2020 but has the provision for an extension of up to 2 years to 31.3.2022.
Merton Practices have been providing the best care they can to these patients within current contractual limitations. However, it is recognised that looking after this vulnerable, frail and complex group of patients takes considerable time and resources.
The purpose of this service is to co-design and mobilise a model of care that will improve the health and well-being of Merton registered patients in care homes. This will be achieved through the delivery of proactive coordinated enhanced primary care services which will engage patients, staff and other providers.
The elements of the service to be provided are:
— additional primary care input — to achieve robust, high quality and equitable primary care support for care home residents.
This would involve the delivery of a holistic model of care developed in Merton,
— project management — to support improved integration of services supporting care homes across the health and social care.
The service aims to achieve the following objectives:
— to provide preventive, proactive, coordinated, holistic and patient centred care,
— to offer education, advice and support to improve outcomes for care home residents,
— to achieve a reduction in LAS call-outs and conveyances, A&E attendances, emergency admissions and length of stay,
— to improve the experience of residents, care home staff and health professionals, addressing any health inequalities,
— to enhance governance and assurance processes to drive quality improvement.
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
23/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Merton Health Ltd
1 Lambton Road
Wimbledon
SW20 0LW
UK
NUTS: UKI63
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 1 376 864.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/06/2019