Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group
Capability House, Silsoe
Bedfordshire
MK45 4HR
UK
Contact person: rod.skinner@attain.co.uk
E-mail: rod.skinner@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH2
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.blmkccg.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
Central Bedfordshire (4 Practices) PCN DES 2022/23
Reference number: ACE-0594-2022-BLMK
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group intention to award a contract for a PCN service ( to cover four practice populations who have opted out of the PCN DES) of £1,242,556 to Lea Vale Medical Group for a period of 10 months to commence in June 2022.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 242 556.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH25
Main site or place of performance:
Central Bedfordshire Area
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group intention to award a contract for a PCN service ( to cover four practice populations who have opted out of the PCN DES) of £1,242,556 to Lea Vale Medical Group for a period of 10 months to commence in June 2022.
Four Central Bedfordshire Practices have opted out of the PCN DES.
The CCG must ensure the delivery of the Network Contract DES as soon as practicable
Previously approved PCNs have been approached to provide the service and the CCG has engaged with a range of PCNs and local GP provider organisations as well as the LMC.
In view of the urgent need to maintain services and consequences for patients being disadvantaged one PCN has agreed and been appointed to provide DES Services until the 31st March 2023.
This approach ensures the patients of the four opted out practices will have continued access to the full range of network services with minimal disruption and it meets the directions of the DES ensuring services are provided as soon as practicable.
Activity Total Comment
PCN Payments (10 months) £285,891 This includes Clinical Director, PCN Core support, extended hours up to 30/09/2022, enhanced access from 01/10/2022
Investment and Income fund £192,887 Total budget based on national profile. No in-year payment expected to be made at present.
Actual payment will be based on 22-23 achievement and made in 2023-24 once declaration is made and validated.
Payment will be made as pass through payments to individual practices to support clinical development to achieve DES requirements.
ARRS Funding £747,978 Maximum budget shown. Payments will be monthly in arrears based on ARRS submission by PCN via portal Care Homes Premium (10
months) £15,800 Payment shown based on current registered beds.
Payment re-assessed should bed numbers be updated
Total £1,242,556
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The Service to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations") as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations".
As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication
Justification for selected award procedure:
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
BLMK CCG has awarded a ten-month contract for a PCN DES without prior publication:
This was strictly necessary for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, as the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation could not be complied with:
In terms of the circumstances, these were:
Four practices Central Bedfordshire Practices have opted out of the Network DES at short notice
(i) There is a necessity to ensure continuity of service to the patients of those four practices as their patients must still be able to benefit from the services provided for under the Network DES
(ii) BLMK CCG does not have the time to run a formal procurement given the immediacy of needing to ensure continuity of service
(iii) The services needed to be provided by another PCN within a reasonably close geographical location to the four practices, and that after an initial exploration of options there was no wider expression of interest.
The contract is only being awarded for a short-term period of 10 Months (part year) to align with the national Network DES (which is itself a year-on-year contract).
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
Title: Central Bedfordshire (4 Practices) PCN DES 2022/23
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
31/03/2022
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
Lea Vale Medical Group
Liverpool Road Health Centre, 9 Mersey Place, Liverpool Road
Luton
LU1 1HH
UK
NUTS: UKH21
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.leavale.nhs.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
1 242 556.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority participating in the publication of this VEAT and the award of the contract communicated herein is:
NHS BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/05/2022