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TenderUpdate

10 Aug 2023 at 13:06

Award

07 Aug 2023 at 16:40

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board is procuring Telemedicine services for care homes in Liverpool through a direct award. The contract period is from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025, with an option to extend until 31st March 2026. The maximum contract value is £440,860 per annum. The procurement method is an award procedure without prior publication, justified by the absence of competition for technical reasons.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector to provide essential Telemedicine support to care homes in Liverpool. Companies offering virtual clinical assessment, supervision, and supportive care should consider competing for this contract. The direct award nature of the procurement process allows for service continuity and patient choice, with a focus on delivering recovery obligations post-COVID pandemic, in line with NHS priorities and operational planning guidance.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Telemedicine Service - NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB

Notice Description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is working on behalf of Cheshire & Merseyside ICB to award a contract for Liverpool Place only for Telemedicine services to Immedicare.<br/><br/>Telemedicine support is required for care homes in Liverpool 365 days a year, providing 24/7 access to virtual clinical assessment, virtual clinical supervision and safe supportive care via a Clinical Hub. Residents in care homes are provided with a professional, responsive and caring service that provides support tailored to their individual needs to enable them to access appropriate health care services and to live a full life, as well as reducing pressure on NHS services.<br/><br/>The ICB wish to directly award a contract to the incumbent provider for the following period:<br/><br/>Contract Start Date: 1st April 2023<br/>Contract End Date: 31st March 2026<br/>Option to Extend until 31st March 2027<br/><br/>The maximum contract value for the initial 3 years is PS1,456,956. <br/><br/>If the contract is extended for 1 year, the maximum additional value will be PS502,398. <br/><br/>The maximum contract value for the full contract is PS1,959,354.<br/><br/>This is a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice and is published under the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015. It is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ('Regulations') as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations. Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.<br/><br/>The contract is being awarded under PCR 2015 Section 32. Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication.<br/><br/>General grounds<br/>(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:<br/><br/>b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic<br/>operator for any of the following reasons:<br/><br/>(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Following a market review, confirming there are no alternative providers that can deliver the 24/7 virtual clinical assessment available. A review of frameworks has also been completed, this identified an increase in pricing, so a direct award to the incumbent provider is intended to obtain best value for money whilst maintaining continuity of care for patients.

Procurement Information

Following a market review confirming there are no alternative providers that can deliver the 24/7 virtual clinical assessment available. A review of frameworks has also been completed, this identified an increase in pricing so a direct award to incumbent provider is intended to obtain best value for money.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03edb3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023390-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,322,580 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 4BL
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD7 Merseyside

Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Festival Gardens
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

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