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title: "Long Covid Assessment Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045959"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH & CARE TRUST"
published: "2024-05-28"
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# Long Covid Assessment Service

Buyer: WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH & CARE TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045959

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## Summary

The Wirral Community Health & Care Trust in the United Kingdom has recently awarded a contract for the "Long Covid Assessment Service" to Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau. The procurement process was completed using a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £20,033 for 12 months and £40,066 with extension until March 2026, aims to enhance patient care for Long Covid. The awarded contract was signed in May 2024 and involves collaboration between various stakeholders within the health sector for service sustainability.

This contract presents opportunities for businesses in the field of community, social, and personal services to engage with Wirral Community Health & Care Trust. Companies with expertise in social prescribing, healthcare services, and contract management may find this tender appealing. The key focus areas for the contract include quality, value, integration, collaboration, service sustainability, access, health inequalities, and social value. Businesses able to address these criteria effectively can contribute towards reducing health disparities and fostering choice for patients receiving Long Covid care.

## Notice

Citizen's Advice Wirral has provided this service for Long Covid since 2021 when the service was started. Our Social Prescriber has had training within our clinical systems and is able to access patient records which help to enhance the care that is available to our patients. DPIA is in place and has been updated accordingly.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The intention is to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. Citizen's Advice Bureau have been sub-contracted to provide the Social Prescribing service to support the Long Covid Service since the service was started back in September 2021, and have provided effective support in response to service user's needs. Citizen's Advice Wirral already provide Social Prescribers to both PCNs and GP Practices and therefore have the expertise to provide this service. They also have capacity to continue to support this service which enables us to have a fully functioning MDT to provide quality and effective support and treatment to patients coming through the service. The proposed contract value for 2024/25 is PS20,033.00 which is a 5% rise from last years contract price and has risen to accommodate rising staffing costs through pay awards. Value will be PS40,066 if the extension for 12 months to March 2026 is enacted.

Options: 12 month extension to 31/03/2026

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24th May 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016568-2024 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,066 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIRRAL COMMUNITY HEALTH & CARE TRUST |
| Locality | BIRKENHEAD |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH42 0LQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Electoral ward | Birkenhead and Tranmere |
| Westminster constituency | Birkenhead |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WIRRAL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU LIMITED (OPERATING AS CITIZENS ADVICE WIRRAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 28 May 2024 at 07:29 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016568-2024
- 14 May 2024 at 07:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015228-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://wchc.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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