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title: "Proactive Identification Care & Transfer (PICT) at UHP"
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# Proactive Identification Care & Transfer (PICT) at UHP

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04abf5

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## Summary

The University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) has awarded a contract titled "Proactive Identification Care & Transfer (PICT) at UHP" to Marie Curie for the enhancement of end-of-life care services within the community health services category. This procurement process was initiated as a tender and involved a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The decision to award the contract was made based on meeting five key criteria that included value for money, quality & innovation, integration, collaboration & service sustainability, social value, and improving access while reducing health inequalities. This contract, valued at GBP 4,186,791, was signed on 1st October 2024, with its services to be delivered in the Plymouth region (UKK41).

This procurement provides significant opportunities for businesses involved in community health services, particularly those specialising in end-of-life care. For suppliers like Marie Curie, it represents a chance to expand their service offerings and demonstrate their expertise in a sector that highly values integration and collaboration. The contract aims to alleviate hospital resource pressures and improve patient outcomes, highlighting opportunities for businesses experienced in delivering quality care and innovative healthcare solutions. Businesses that can offer comprehensive, sustainable, and socially valuable health services stand to benefit significantly from participating in similar procurement processes.

## Notice

The service to be implemented by Marie Curie in collaboration with UHP will enhance end-of-life care and alleviate pressure on hospital resources and provide better outcomes for patients at end of life. The service will expediate the improvement in end-of-life care with a particular emphasis on identification of patients that are nearing the end of their lives. This should result in helping establish people's preferences and support earlier discharge or transfer to another care setting. In line with patient's and family's wishes.
In coming to this decision the Trust considered the 5 key criteria above. These criteria are not weighted as they are equally important for this service. They clearly meet and in some elements exceed the requirements of this service.

The Key Criteria measures were
1. Value For Money
2. Quality & Innovation
3. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability
4. Social Value
5. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice

Decision makers in this process included Director of Integrated Care, Partnerships and strategy. The Trust End of Life Lead Manager, Transformation Team, Procurement, Finance, Trust Management Board Executives and many more internal Stakeholders.

There were no conflict of interests or potential conflicts of interest in the decision-making process.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract award notice detailing the Trusts intentions to award this contract to Marie Curie. This contract has been awarded under 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
NHS Provider Selection Regime Most Suitable Provider award. This provider was considered against the 5 key criteria above. These criteria are not weighted as they are equally important for this service.

### Procurement Information

The justification is set out below why the Trust chose to use the most suitable provider process without competition

* Existing part of the model being procured already supported by this provider, well embedded and working to deliver the required KPI/performance, risk to destabilisation if moving to a different provider.
* Limited provider with specific palliative care staff mean the direct award pool is small and other known providers reengaged and this is not part of their strategy or business model so were not intending to bid should we have gone to direct award
* This is the only provider whom would be able to embark in a social value/co-funded offer of a pump primed initiative- making them the most value for money provider we have evaluated what this would cost to do ourselves and it would be more expensive
* This is a service we will be evaluating and future contract award on the basis of this three year 'partnership/pilot'
* Given section 29a need to implement at pace and working with a provider able to implement in one month reduces harm to patients
* Social value- local employer, and contributing to wider benefits on evaluation to share with others, training and education

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033052-2024 |
| 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 | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 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 | £4,186,791 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL6 8DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | Moor View |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Moor View |
| Delivery location | TLK41 Plymouth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MARIE CURIE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2024 at 15:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033052-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://mariecurie.org.uk
- https://www.cedr.com/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/

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