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title: "Provision of 55 Short Term Residential Care Beds"
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# Provision of 55 Short Term Residential Care Beds

Buyer: DERBY CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-762dd907-88b2-4247-b191-7f92506d563f

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## Summary

Derby City Council has awarded a contract titled "Provision of 55 Short Term Residential Care Beds" aimed at facilitating the discharge of patients from the Royal Derby Hospital. This procurement process falls under the health and social work services category and is classified as a limited, negotiated procedure due to the extreme urgency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract period commenced on 6 April 2020 and continues until 28 December 2020, with a total value of £1,984,000. The tender was published following the guidelines established in the Public Contract Regulations 2015, specifically addressing the immediate need for these services in the East Midlands region.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses within the health and social care sector, particularly those offering short-term residential services. Companies experienced in managing care facilities, especially those with a proven track record of responding to urgent and unforeseen health crises, will be well positioned to compete. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that can demonstrate their capability to deliver timely and effective services in this sector are encouraged to explore similar future contracts, as the demand for responsive care solutions is likely to persist in the evolving healthcare landscape.

## Notice

Provider of 55 beds for the provision of a short term residential service for people discharged from the Royal Derby Hospital following treatment from Corona virus. Support the discharge people from hospital to create acute care capacity and flow as required by the national discharge guidance issued on Friday 20 March 2020 (and any subsequent updates). To meet the increasing demand acute hospitals will need to discharge everyone within four hours of being medically fit. Period of 12weeks from commencement date 06 April 2020. Option to extend for further periods up to 6 months. Services fall under Section 7 Social and other specific services Regulation 74-77 (Light Touch Regime) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive. See OJEU Contract award notice ref: 2020/S 092-221147 for further details. Additional information: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive Explanation: Derby City Council (Contracting Authority) has used Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015in the award of this contract, which states: "32.(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: 32.(2)(c) insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with. 3 / 4 32. (4) the circumstances invoked to justify extreme urgency must not in any event be attributable to the contracting authority. " Derby City Council has duly justified the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication procedure and considers: - the COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the supply of 55 short-term residential care beds to facilitate the efficient discharge of patients from the Royal Derby Hospital, which required an immediateservice response to a genuine emergency because of public health risks and risk to life. - the COVID-19 situation is so novel that the consequences are not something that could have been predicted,and therefore the urgent need for this service was unforeseeable. - this extreme urgency does not give Derby City Council sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure / restricted procedure / competitive procedure with negotiation timescales for this procurement. - the COVID-19 outbreak to be a state of extreme urgency of which is not attributable to the Contacting Authority. - these services fall within Section 7 - social and other specific services (the Light Touch Regime) as allowed under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Further justification is supported by guidance issued by the Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Note -Responding to COVID -19 PPN01/20 which stated - "There will be a range of commercial actions that must be considered by contracting authorities in responding to the impact of COVID-19. In such exceptional circumstances, authorities may need to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency. This is permissible under current public procurement regulations using regulation 32(2)(c)."

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/739b59af-b1c7-4543-9222-c165626f94cf |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 May 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Apr 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | 5 Apr 2020 - 28 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,984,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,984,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DERBY CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 2FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AGINCARE (DERBY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 21 May 2020 at 20:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/739b59af-b1c7-4543-9222-c165626f94cf

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/739b59af-b1c7-4543-9222-c165626f94cf
  21st May 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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