Published date: 15 October 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 11 June 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services - 66170000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£880,000

Procurement reference

M-21-01

Published date

15 October 2021

Closing date

11 June 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2021

Contract end date

31 October 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Direct Award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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.

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.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG - Support Service for Personal Health / Wheelchair Budgets

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 21 May 2021, last edited 27 May 2021

Additional text

The CCGs published a Future Opportunity Notice 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.

Award information

Awarded date

29 June 2021

Contract start date

1 November 2021

Contract end date

31 October 2026

Total value of contract

£880,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SEFTON CARERS CENTRE

Address

27-37 South Road
L22 5PE
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03124430

Value of contract

£880,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Additional details

The appointed provider intends to sub-contract an element of the service provision to:
Sefton Advocacy
11 Hoghton Street
Southport
PR9 0NS

About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Graham

Address

c/o NHS South Sefton CCG and NHS Southport & Formby CCG
Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
England

Email

mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net

Website

www.southseftonccg.nhs.uk