Award

Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People

NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

15 Aug 2024 at 14:55

Award

07 May 2024 at 12:11

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract to Progress Care for the delivery of a Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People in the Borough of Dudley. This award, conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) due to the absence of competition for technical reasons, is part of a completed tender process. The contract, valued at £3,940,200, will commence on 1st April 2024 and has a duration of 3 years with an option to extend for an additional two years. Key dates include the contract signing on 1st August 2024 and the expected execution on 20th May 2024, following a mandatory 10-day notice period. The procurement method utilised was a limited, negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in providing care for children and young people. Businesses with expertise in delivering residential short breaks can leverage this opportunity to establish a strong presence in the specified region and develop long-term relationships with local authorities and service users. Suppliers with a track record of managing complex care needs and those capable of ensuring service continuity and stability will be well-positioned to meet the requirements of this contract. This makes it an enticing prospect for small and medium-sized enterprises familiar with the sector and seeking to expand their service portfolios.

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Notice Title

Residential Short Breaks Service for Children and Young People

Notice Description

NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board wishes to inform the market that upon successful completion of the VEAT Notice the contract has been awarded to Progress Care. The award has been conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (i.e., competition is absent for technical reasons) for the provision of a Residential Short Breaks Service for the Borough of Dudley. The contract duration is 3 years commencing 1st April 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further two 2 years.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board wishes to inform the market that upon successful completion of the VEAT Notice the contract has been awarded to Progress Care. The award has been conducted under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (i.e., competition is absent for technical reasons) for the provision of a Residential Short Breaks Service for the Borough of Dudley. The contract duration is 3 years commencing 1st April 2024 with an option to extend for up to a further two 2 years.

Options: Extension option of up to a further 2 years

Procurement Information

This contract period would provide greater stability for children, young people, and their families. Progress Care has provided the relevant service for 9 years and have established an effective and productive working relationship. After careful consideration, to minimise the risk of disruption to children, young people and their families, and to ensure continuity of service and support for families, the ICB wishes to award a contract to Progress Care, on the basis that: - a) The ICB is satisfied with the contractual performance of Progress Care as the existing service provider. b) The ICB and its partner, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, have established an effective, flexible and productive service delivery arrangement with Progress Care. Progress Care has also established an effective relationship with its service users, their families and the 5 local Special Schools c) Progress Care has ensured that the voice of children and young people is heard appropriately and reflected in service delivery. d) Progress Care has trained staff appropriately to manage the medical needs of service users, to the extent that, in the event of staff absence, these needs can still be met, and service resilience maintained. e) Progress Care has provided innovative solutions to the specific care needs of individuals, making use of its knowledge of each service user and other resources at its disposal across its service portfolio. f) The ICB is satisfied with the location of the existing service, its proximity to existing service users, their schools, and their families. g) The ICB believes that a change of service provider, any consequential change to the location of service provision, and any change to established transportation arrangements, may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people with complex health and care needs and their families. h) The ICB believes the market of alternative providers to be limited. Intelligence from attempts to identify other service providers to support the emergency provision of short breaks have proven to be extremely challenging and, on most occasions, have resulted in no locally accessible placements being sourced. A market engagement exercise resulted in limited engagement from other providers and a lack of confidence in other providers bidding for the service. It is considered that a competitive process will result in only one bid or no bids from the market which would leave the service at risk. i) For the reasons described above it is in the public interest to award the contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-045791
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025992-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,940,200 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Kimberley Walker
Contact Email
kimberley.walker13@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WOLVERHAMPTON
Postcode
WV1 1SH
Post Town
Wolverhampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLG36 Dudley

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

PROGRESS CARE SOLUTIONS

PROGRESS CHILDREN'S SERVICES

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