CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

NHS West Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Integrated Palliative Care Service (IPCS) for Adults.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

West Norfolk.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

NHS West Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group requires to integrate the current provision of Adult Palliative Care Services for patients registered with GP surgeries in the Commissioner's area in West Norfolk. The West Norfolk Integrated Palliative Care Service (IPCS) will work as an integrated part of health and social care provision throughout the West Norfolk locality. The integrated services will effectively manage, coordinate and provide palliative and end of life care resources that will deliver improved patient outcomes, equity of access to services, service efficiencies and better value for money.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

0AP/ANGPROC/14/006

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Services sub-contracted to service integration partners, Marie Curie and The Norfolk Hospice Tapping House.

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

The commissioning of Integrated Palliative Care Services was undertaken in accordance with the competition exemption in Regulation 10 of the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regulations (2) 2013 (The NHS Regulations). The current provider base for the provision of Adult Palliative Care Services in West Norfolk was engaged and assessed by NHS West Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group in respect of being the most capable provider base for the provision of a new fully integrated service. The provider base nominated Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust as the prime supplier for the delivery of an Integrated Palliative Care Service Model.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX D

Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure
without prior call for competition