{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-07761a-2026-09-21T10:24:24+01:00", "date": "2026-09-21T10:24:24+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-07761a", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PHVH-1657-HHMV", "name": "Suffolk County Council", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PHVH-1657-HHMV" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road", "locality": "Ipswich", "postalCode": "IP1 2BX", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKH14" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "Procurementbusinesssupport@suffolk.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "http://suffolk.gov.uk", "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - sub-central government" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-COH-15533717", "name": "MORAR PAGHAM LTD", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "15533717" }, "additionalIdentifiers": [ { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PMMB-7446-VNBX" } ], "address": { "streetAddress": "71-75 Shelton Street", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "WC2H 9JQ", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI31" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "su.grant@moraruk.co" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "url": "http://www.moraruk.co/our-care-homes/kingfisher-manor", "scale": "sme", "vcse": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PHVH-1657-HHMV", "name": "Suffolk County Council" }, "tender": { "id": "MO45", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "Discharge to Access Service- (West Locality)", "description": "Discharge to Access - West Locality Service The provision of bed based nursing services commissioned by Suffolk County Council in Partnership with Morar Living to provide a swift discharge of medically optimised customers from the acute as part of the Discharge to Assess model. Due to current provider of the service having declined to continue their services for the remaining contract period, a Direct Award has been agreed. The proposed approach is a 12-month direct award to a new provider with an option of a plus one year extension. The rationale for this includes: * The operational complexities of providing D2A care. * The need to ensure continuity and avoid disruption to hospital discharge pathways. * The preventative role of the service under Section 2 of the Care Act 2014. * The need to provide stability within the local care market. * The importance of giving the new provider sufficient certainty to recruit, retain and mobilise staff. * The need to plan capacity across both winter and summer periods. * Alignment with the wider 12-month extension arrangements. * The fact that there are currently no voids within the area, demonstrating continued demand for the service. * The proposed provider's proven track record in delivering D2A services and ability to deliver the service successfully. * The proposed provider currently has capacity, including approximately 14 voids, which is significantly more than any other provider in the area and supports immediate mobilisation. * The provider's willingness to engage proactively with Suffolk County Council and work collaboratively to build a strong and productive partnership relationship. A 12-month arrangement would provide sufficient time for the new provider to mobilise and establish the service, while also allowing commissioners to monitor delivery and develop a longer-term procurement approach.", "status": "complete", "procurementMethod": "direct", "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award", "procurementMethodRationale": "This is required due to the absence of viable market alternatives available in the timeframe required due to the incumbent provider no longer wishing to carry out the services. This direct award delivers significant cost avoidance by preventing disruption to hospital discharge pathways, avoiding emergency purchasing arrangements and reducing the risk of higher-cost care interventions. It also provides added value through immediate capacity availability, continuity of service, market stability and the opportunity to develop a robust longer-term procurement solution without compromising current service delivery. The need to maintain service continuity in order to effectively discharge our statutory duties. The new provider has committed to carry out the services within the allocated budget.", "specialRegime": [ "lightTouch" ], "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" } ], "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "id": "urgency" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "title": "Discharge to Access Service- (West Locality)", "status": "pending", "value": { "amountGross": 1750217, "amount": 1400175, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-15533717", "name": "MORAR PAGHAM LTD" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85000000", "description": "Health and social work services" } ], "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKH", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00", "maxExtentDate": "2028-09-30T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "One year extension to enable a Procurement process to be carried out." }, "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "documents": [ { "id": "088994-2026", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK5", "description": "Transparency notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088994-2026", "datePublished": "2026-09-21T10:24:24+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": "futureSignatureDate", "dueDate": "2026-09-28T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ] } ], "language": "en" }