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title: "Short Break for Children with Life Limiting Conditions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0373c9"
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# Short Break for Children with Life Limiting Conditions

Buyer: NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0373c9

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## Summary

The Northumberland County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of specialist residential short breaks and palliative care for Children or Young People with life-shortening conditions. The contract, titled "Short Break for Children with Life Limiting Conditions," falls under the hospital and related services industry category. St Oswald's Hospice has been awarded the contract, which is valued at £1,425,000 and is currently active. The procurement method used was a limited procedure with an award awarded without prior publication of a call for competition. The Council aims to deliver specialist services for children and young people with progressive health conditions, aiming to provide 600 nights of care annually.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specializing in hospital and related services, particularly those experienced in providing palliative care and short break services for children with complex care needs. Companies with expertise in delivering specialist care facilities, registered nursing staff, and appropriate medical equipment would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses interested in entering the health and social care sector and expanding their service provision to cater to children and young people with life-limiting conditions should consider this tender as a growth opportunity for their operations.

## Notice

This Contract is for the provision of specialist residential short breaks and palliative care for Children or Young People from birth to 18 years of age who have progressive, complex care needs that are likely to result in a reduced life expectancy or require care and support at the end of their lives. The Young Person will have a progressive health condition that is likely to result in a shortened life expectancy or is experiencing a life-threatening episode and requires supervision from registered nurses, depending upon age potentially registered children's nurses. The Young Person has a need for planned residential short breaks that cannot be met by other services in their locality, or the Young Person is in need of specialist palliative or end of life care.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The award of this contract is being made under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii). The Council intends to award a contract, subject to a 10-day standstill period, without prior publication of a contract notice. In compliance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all awards of contracts that are subject to UK Procurement Directives are subject to a mandatory 'standstill' period of at least 10 days. A contract cannot be entered into with the preferred provider until at least the eleventh calendar day following notification. The standstill period is expected to end on Monday 17th October 2022. If steps are taken during this period to suggest that there may be a formal legal challenge to this award, or the Council determines an issue/concern with the process or preferred submission, then the contract award may be suspended until the matter is resolved (or not concluded if the matter cannot be resolved). Subject to no legal challenge being received, the Council intends to execute the Contract at the conclusion of the standstill period on Monday 17th October 2022. A contract will be entered in with St Oswald's starting 1st January 2023 and ending on 30th September 2025. There will be an optional extension available for a further 24 months. A copy of the contract is available at the following link: https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/w-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnorthumberland365.sharepoint.com%2F%3Aw%3A%2Fs%2FStaffPortal%2FEbh41N1-ieBGoMcco-XqGfcB_yVrTHf8QcJ6twjDpw1T1A%3Fe%3DIh5Xgz&data=05%7C01%7CLeanne.Stewart%40northumberland.gov.uk%7C671070b3fe7c400160fd08daa69f97f3%7Cbb13a9de829042f0a980dc3bdfe70f40%7C0%7C0%7C638005501621231614%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iT5p4V%2FBWPmfM%2BRMdH6aR6pGu2%2FFAnTR3mme9jIW1%2Bg%3D&reserved=0

### Procurement Information

The Council seeks to secure a single service provider who is able to deliver a CQC registered provision for a Specialist Short Break Service for Children and Young People with life shortening conditions. The contract requires a suitable building, specialist equipment and staff. The staffing team must be registered nurses and have undertaken training in caring for ventilated children and children who receive parental nutrition via an intravenous route. The children and young people reside at the Hospice overnight which requires the rooms to be equipped appropriately with specific specialist equipment to meet their complex health needs, including plumbed oxygen therapy and suction supply and equipment. The Council will seek to access the service for Children and Young People according to the relevant child / young persons assessed need. It is anticipated that during the course of the contract the assessed need for children / young people in Northumberland will amount to approximately 600 nights in total with individual assessed need ranging from 24 nights - 48 nights per year. Nights per month range from 2 to 11 and so sufficient bed space is required to accommodate need. St Oswald's have 7 beds available for this service provision. Under the terms of the contract the Council will pay for beds used with no block booking. The Council has undertaken a review of appropriate CQC registrations and has concluded that no other organisation able to provide this service, with the breadth of knowledge, skills and experience for the children and young people of Northumberland within a locality that meet the needs of children and young people to be close to their family and be physically able to manage the journey.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028214-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,425,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ST OSWALD'S HOSPICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2022 at 10:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028214-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
- https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/w-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnorthumberland365.sharepoint.com%2F%3Aw%3A%2Fs%2FStaffPortal%2FEbh41N1-ieBGoMcco-XqGfcB_yVrTHf8QcJ6twjDpw1T1A%3Fe%3DIh5Xgz&data=05%7C01%7CLeanne.Stewart%40northumberland.gov.uk%7C671070b3fe7c400160fd08daa69f97f3%7Cbb13a9de829042f0a980dc3bdfe70f40%7C0%7C0%7C638005501621231614%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iT5p4V%2FBWPmfM%2BRMdH6aR6pGu2%2FFAnTR3mme9jIW1%2Bg%3D&reserved=0

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