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Published 21 May 2024, 09:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Intermediate Care · Bluebird Care for Somerset Council (May 2024)

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK23)

Awarded value£2,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 May 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Bluebird Care

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Intermediate Care

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Short term funded aftercare which is assessed by health care staff where a person…Awarded

Short term funded aftercare which is assessed by health care staff where a person cannot leave hospital without support to enable recovery.

To be direct awarded to an existing supplier un the Provider Selection Regime - Direct Award Process C

Approx. lifetime value - £2,000,000

Duration: 01.06.2024 - 31.05.2026

Delivery: South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 May 2024, 09:49 BST
Last source update: 23 Aug 2024, 12:16 BST
Authority reference: DN724649
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-027048
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046919 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award is being conducted in line with the requirements of the Provider Selection Regime.

Publisher note: 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 decision makers by 31.05.2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: [email protected] Award decision makers: Paul Coles - Service Director - ASC Commissioning Iona Brimson - Strategic Commissioning Manager – Adult Social Care One decision maker raised a potential conflict however, this was assessed as not impacting on the decision required at this time. The potential conflict was added to SC central conflicts register for review as appropriate/ required. The relative importance of the Key Criteria were set as Social Value - 10% (SC standard for SV), Value - Pass/ fail (provider had to accept current rate), other criteria equally weighted at 30% as it was felt they were all of equal importance. Current provider was Satisfactory or above in all Key Criteria.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

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This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Date of contract award: 2…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 17 May 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bluebird CareSME	£2,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015944-2024-1 · Bluebird CareSME
Signed
17 May 2024
Value
£2,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bluebird CareAwarded supplier Unit 4, Westpark 26, Wellington, South West, TA21 9FH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.