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title: "Specialist Emergency Lifting Chairs for Care Homes in Mid and South Essex"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029595"
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buyer: "NHS CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP"
published: "2021-03-15"
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# Specialist Emergency Lifting Chairs for Care Homes in Mid and South Essex

Buyer: NHS CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029595

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## Summary

NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group has awarded a contract for the provision of Specialist Emergency Lifting Chairs aimed at care homes in Mid and South Essex. This contract, initiated under a limited procurement method due to technical reasons, is set to run from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2023, with a potential extension for an additional 24 months. The total aggregate contract value, including possible extensions, is £249,999.78, with the award being officially communicated on 12th March 2021.

This opportunity presents a significant avenue for growth for businesses in the healthcare equipment sector, particularly those specializing in medical furniture or assistive technologies. Companies equipped to provide high-quality lifting devices or those skilled in health and care sector collaborations would be well-positioned to engage in future tenders similar to this one. The ongoing focus on improving care standards in Essex highlights the potential for suppliers to support innovative healthcare solutions, making it an attractive market for both established players and agile SMEs.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract awarded by NHS Castle Point & Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group (the "CCG") as lead commissioner on behalf of the Mid and South Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups: NHS Mid Essex CCG, NHS Basildon & Brentwood CCG, NHS Southend CCG, NHS Thurrock CCG. The contract award is made to Felgain's Ltd for the provision of Specialist Emergency Lifting Chairs in care homes and rapid response teams, building on a previous falls pilot across Mid and South Essex. The aim of the original pilot was to safeguard the lives of residents by ensuring they are lifted promptly after a fall, reduce avoidable hospital admission, and keep residents 'at home' and reduce impact on the emergency services and associated healthcare professionals. The contract will run 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2023, with an option to extend for up to a further 24-month period from 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2025, at a total aggregate contract value including extensions of PS249,999.78 (PS208,333.15 + VAT).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract awarded by NHS Castle Point & Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group (the "CCG") as lead commissioner on behalf of the Mid and South Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups: NHS Mid Essex CCG, NHS Basildon & Brentwood CCG, NHS Southend CCG, NHS Thurrock CCG. The contract award is made to Felgain's Ltd for the provision of Specialist Emergency Lifting Chairs in care homes and rapid response teams, building on a previous falls pilot across Mid and South Essex. The aim of the original pilot was to safeguard the lives of residents by ensuring they are lifted promptly after a fall, reduce avoidable hospital admission, and keep residents 'at home' and reduce impact on the emergency services and associated healthcare professionals. The contract will run 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2023, with an option to extend for up to a further 24-month period from 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2025, at a total aggregate contract value including extensions of PS249,999.78 (PS208,333.15 + VAT). To date the pilot has provided: * Additional capacity and specialist portable moving and handling equipment within the urgent nursing intervention team and Essex care homes. * Enhanced support to care homes to influence the way they currently manage patients who have fallen redirecting calls away from the local ambulance service. * Influenced local 111 tele-triage service, incorporating urgent nursing intervention team as a possible alternative referral pathway for suspected non-injurious falls. * Deployment of emergency lifting chairs within seven acute wards to support patient safety and dignity of care and staff health and wellbeing, and the Trust has now rolled this model out to all hospital sites across MSE. In order to continue to realise additional and significant benefits in terms of quality of care for residents/patients and support to the staff caring for them, as well as maximise benefit of consistency of product being deployed across the STP and consistency of the training being received within care homes and urgent nursing intervention teams, the CCG's have taken a decision to purchase additional specialist emergency lifting chairs to deploy across more care homes and rapid response teams in Mid and South Essex. After conducting market analysis regarding the manufacture of the required products, including UK distributors and availability of other sourcing routes being exhausted, the CCG deems that using the negotiated procedure without prior publication is permitted on the grounds that competition is absent for technical reasons. As such, the CCGs published a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) on 24th February 2021 in Find a Tender Service, expressing their clear intention to enter into the contract with Felgain's Ltd. The 10 day standstill period expired on 6th March 2021 and upon no appeals being received, the CCGs proceeded to formally award the contract on 12th March 2021.

Options: There is an option to extend the contract at the sole discretion of the CCG's, for up to a further 24 months.

### Procurement Information

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract awarded by NHS Castle Point & Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group (the "CCG") as lead commissioner on behalf of the Mid and South Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups: NHS Mid Essex CCG, NHS Basildon & Brentwood CCG, NHS Southend CCG, NHS Thurrock CCG. The contract award is made to Felgain's Ltd for the provision of Specialist Emergency Lifting Chairs in care homes and rapid response teams, building on a previous falls pilot across Mid and South Essex. The aim of the original pilot was to safeguard the lives of residents by ensuring they are lifted promptly after a fall, reduce avoidable hospital admission, and keep residents 'at home' and reduce impact on the emergency services and associated healthcare professionals. The contract will run 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2023, with an option to extend for up to a further 24-month period from 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2025, at a total aggregate contract value including extensions of PS249,999.78 (PS208,333.15 + VAT). To date the pilot has provided: * Additional capacity and specialist portable moving and handling equipment within the urgent nursing intervention team and Essex care homes. * Enhanced support to care homes to influence the way they currently manage patients who have fallen redirecting calls away from the local ambulance service. * Influenced local 111 tele-triage service, incorporating urgent nursing intervention team as a possible alternative referral pathway for suspected non-injurious falls. * Deployment of emergency lifting chairs within seven acute wards to support patient safety and dignity of care and staff health and wellbeing, and the Trust has now rolled this model out to all hospital sites across MSE. In order to continue to realise additional and significant benefits in terms of quality of care for residents/patients and support to the staff caring for them, as well as maximise benefit of consistency of product being deployed across the STP and consistency of the training being received within care homes and urgent nursing intervention teams, the CCG's have taken a decision to purchase additional specialist emergency lifting chairs to deploy across more care homes and rapid response teams in Mid and South Essex. After conducting market analysis regarding the manufacture of the required products, including UK distributors and availability of other sourcing routes being exhausted, the CCG deems that using the negotiated procedure without prior publication is permitted on the grounds that competition is absent for technical reasons. As such, the CCGs published a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) on 24th February 2021 in Find a Tender Service, expressing their clear intention to enter into the contract with Felgain's Ltd. The 10 day standstill period expired on 6th March 2021 and upon no appeals being received, the CCGs proceeded to formally award the contract on 12th March 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005233-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £249,999 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Additional buyers | NHS BASILDON AND BRENTWOOD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS MID ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS SOUTHEND CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS THURROCK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | RAYLEIGH |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS6 7QF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FELGAINS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33192600 - Lifting equipment for health care sector

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005233-2021
- 24 Feb 2021 at 22:56 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003751-2021
- 23 Feb 2021 at 22:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003629-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://castlepointandrochfordccg.nhs.uk/
- https://midessexccg.nhs.uk/
- https://southendccg.nhs.uk/
- https://www.basildonandbrentwoodccg.nhs.uk
- https://www.thurrockccg.nhs.uk/

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