Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Doncaster Council
182338557
Civic Office, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
UK
Contact person: Shaun Ferron
Telephone: +44 1302862405
E-mail: Shaun.Ferron@doncaster.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104514
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group
Sovereign House/White Rose House, Heavens Walk
Doncaster
DN4 5DJ
UK
E-mail: shaun.ferron@doncaster.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.doncasterccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority acting as the Lead Commissioner is seeking to jointly re-commission the Integrated Community Equipment Service for itself and the Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group.
The ICELS service will support the following aims
• Enabling people to be supported in their own homes
• Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions
• Reducing the number of care home admissions
• Reducing the number of falls
• Facilitating early discharge from hospital
• Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling
single hand care
• Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing
confidence and peace of mind
• Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment
• Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity
and quality of life within the individual’s home
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
33 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33100000
33190000
33196100
33196200
35820000
75200000
85323000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE31
Main site or place of performance:
City of Doncaster
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority acting as the Lead Commissioner is seeking to jointly re-commission the Integrated Community Equipment Service for itself and the Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group.
The ICELS service will support the following aims
• Enabling people to be supported in their own homes
• Reducing the number of hospital admissions and re-admissions
• Reducing the number of care home admissions
• Reducing the number of falls
• Facilitating early discharge from hospital
• Reducing the number, cost and intensity of care packages/nurse visit, e.g. enabling
single hand care
• Reduce the burden on Carers and risk of Carer breakdown, whilst increasing
confidence and peace of mind
• Supporting end of life care, delivered within the individuals chosen environment
• Improving health and wellbeing by maximising independence, choice, control, dignity
and quality of life within the individual’s home
In addition to providing the equipment, the contract will include the delivery, collection, cleaning, storage, installation, decontamination, servicing, maintenance and recycling of the equipment.
The Service shall operate based on credit back model for the purchase of Community Equipment (CE) stock. The Provider shall own the CE stock; the Commissioners shall purchase CE from the Provider when required. During the period in which the CE is loaned to Service Users, ownership of the CE will pass from the Provider to the Commissioners. The responsibility for accountability, serviceability and maintenance for CE will remain with the Provider.
The Provider shall, upon collection of the CE from the Service User, credit back the agreed equipment value to the Commissioners once it has been collected, decontaminated and is ready for re-issue.
All Special CE will be owned by the Commissioners from date of purchase. The responsibility for accountability, serviceability and maintenance of Special CE will remain with the Provider. The CE stock will comprise of all CE including component parts, spares and consumables.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract may be extended for a further 2 x 12 month periods at the sole discretion of the Council
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:
2022/S 000-017412
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Nottingham Rehab Limited (trading as NRS Healthcare)
Sherwood House Cartwright Way Forest Business Park Bardon Hill
Coalville
LE67 1UB
UK
NUTS: UKF
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:
: 23 461 125.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Due to the nature of the contract the contract values are based on a estimated activity levels and potential credit received over the full life of the contract including extensions.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Doncaster Council
Civic Office
Doncaster
DN13BU
UK
E-mail: strategicprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Doncaster Council
Civic Office
Doncaster
DN13BU
UK
E-mail: strategicprocurementteam@doncaster.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/05/2023