NHS Southport & Formby CCG & NHS South Sefton CCG - PHB Support Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North West (UKD73)

Awarded value£880,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jun 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Sefton Carers Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is working on behalf of NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG who are awarding a contract for a Support Service for Personal Health / Wheelchair Budgets.

This support service is for individuals who require support with Direct Payment Personal Health Budgets; Third Party Personal Health Budgets or Third Party Personal Wheelchair Budgets.

CPV: Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The support service will undertake support to individuals for Direct Payment Personal…

The support service will undertake support to individuals for Direct Payment Personal Health Budgets (PHBs). Individuals are expected to buy and manage health services themselves and hold audit trails of their spend. The support service will undertake to support individuals or their carers to manage the Direct Payments and keep an audit trail of these payments.

The support service will also undertake support to individuals for Third Party Personal Health Budgets (PHBs). This is where the organisation will hold the money on behalf of the induvial and pay for and arranges the care and support as agreed in a care plan. Third Party Wheelchair Budgets operate in a similar manner where the organisation assists the individual to purchase mobility equipment from outside of the NHS.

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Oct 2021, 22:44 BST
Last source update: 15 Oct 2021, 22:44 BST
Authority reference: M-21-01
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-025899
Classification (CPV): Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
Delivery area: North West (UKD73)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ec98 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The CCGs published a Prior Information Notice (PIN), reference number 2021/S 000-011409 on 21st May 2021 inviting any provider to respond to a call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs). Only 1 provider responded to the call for EOIs and was able to demonstrate that they had the skills, experience and capability to deliver the service. Therefore, the CCGs are intending to award a contract to this provider, which is Sefton Carers Centre.
Following publication of the VEAT notice on Friday 15th October 2021, there will be a 10-day standstill period, concluding on Monday 25th October 2021. Following satisfactory conclusion of the standstill period, the CCGs will enter into a contract with Sefton Carers Centre for 3 years with the option to extend by 2 years.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £880,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jun 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Sefton Carers CentreSMENHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG – Support Service for Personal Health / Wheelchair BudgetsSubcontracting: Sub-contractor is: Sefton Advocacy, 11 Hoghton Street, Southport, PR9 0NS	£880,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG – Support Service for Personal Health / Wheelchair Budgets · Sefton Carers CentreSME
Signed
29 Jun 2021
Value
£880,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth c/o NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS Southport & Formby CCG, Magdalen House, Trinity Road, Bootle, North West, L20 3NJContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Midlands & Lancashire CSUMediation body Stoke on Trent

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Sefton Carers CentreAwarded supplier 27-37 South Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, North West, L22 5PEContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.