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title: "Letham Court Care Home Care Provision"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000620418"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
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# Letham Court Care Home Care Provision

Buyer: WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000620418

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## Summary

The procurement process involves West Lothian Council as the buying organisation for the tender titled "Letham Court Care Home Care Provision," which falls under the services industry category. The procurement, initiated as a direct award under limited method due to the urgent circumstances surrounding COVID-19, is aimed at ensuring continued care services for vulnerable individuals. This process is currently at the award stage, with a contract value of approximately £2,379,168 awarded to Leonard Cheshire Disability. The contract, signed on 9th April 2020, is active and will run for a period of 12 months to allow for ongoing assessments of lease arrangements related to the care home located in Livingston, UK.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses engaged in care services, particularly those specialising in support for individuals with learning disabilities and complex health needs. Providers that can demonstrate capacity to deliver short break services will be well-positioned to compete for future contracts, especially those that can adapt to the immediate and evolving demands arising from the ongoing public health situation. The Council's decision to pursue a limited procurement method is indicative of the urgent need for services, which could benefit reliable providers looking to expand their offerings in the social care sector.

## Notice

A direct award of 12 months is proposed in view of current COVID19 situation and to allow sufficient time for the conclusion of decisions pertaining to the lease arrangements with the owner of the building.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The incumbent provider provides short breaks (respite) at Letham Court Residential Care Home, 2 Letham Court, Craigshill, Livingston EH54 5AY for those with medium to significant learning disabilities as well as complex physical / health care needs. The contract in place is on a block basis for six placements in total; five being on a planned basis with the remaining one being used for emergencies or unplanned situations which may arise. With a need for short break provision to be available within West Lothian for those with a medium to significant learning disability and complex physical / health care needs, the present Covid 19 situation is affecting lease finalisation and purchase arrangements. As additional time is required to finalise these matters, it is proposed that a direct award of 12 months is made to the incumbent provider.. Whilst the estimated contract value from commencement date and including proposed contract extension is GBP 2,379,168 the estimated contract extension is GBP 396,528

### Procurement Information

The Council needs to respond immediately to the ongoing COVID-19 consequences with staff for example being diverted from their normal duties. The events that have led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable and could not have been predicted by a reasonably diligent and informed Contracting Authority. The present situation is not attributable to the Contracting Authority in any way and with council staff employed in other capacities it is not possible to comply with the usual timescales in the 2015 Regulations. There is also no known available framework whereby a call off contract under an existing commercial agreement such as a framework or dynamic purchasing system could be undertaken. The Council therefore perceive that the extreme urgency factors within Section 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 have been met and with a duty to ensure that there is service provision for vulnerable persons, it is proposed that a direct award is made for a period of 12 months as the full impact of COVID 19 is unknown in terms of both our own workforce and that of the service provider. This will allow for short break provision to be available within West Lothian for those with a medium to significant learning disability and complex physical / health care needs and allow time for finalisation of the lease and a decision around the purchase of the property prior to undertaking tendering activity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385764 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency 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 | 24 Apr 2020 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Apr 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,379,168 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH54 6FF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM78 West Lothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LEONARD CHESHIRE DISABILITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Apr 2020 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385764

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR385764
  Letham Court Care Home Care Provision - A direct award of 12 months is proposed in view of current COVID19 situation and to allow sufficient time for the conclusion of decisions pertaining to the lease arrangements with the owner of the building.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000620418
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=620418
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk

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