Published date: 11 April 2021

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


Closing: 28 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

CM16 6TN

Value of contract

£4,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_268044/950337

Published date

11 April 2021

Closing date

28 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is a Contract Award Notice which follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Notice published in Find a Tender (reference 2021/S 000-005241) to provide notice of the Contracting Authority's intention to award a short-term contract to its incumbent provider, St Clare Hospice, to deliver end of life care services.

St Clare Hospice provides palliative care to patients with life limiting diseases, when their disease is not responsive to curative treatment and the patient has a limited life expectancy. The service delivered by St Clare Hospice includes providing relief from pain and other distressing symptoms, integrating psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care, provides bereavement counselling if required and works in partnership with the health and care system to deliver a joined up and holistic service for our patient population.

West Essex CCG have been on a journey to establish an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) across West Essex working with its incumbent providers. This work includes the development of the Out of Hospital Model, to which end of life services are a part of. This means that the continuation of services to be delivered by St Clare Hospice directly relates to the CCGs plans to deliver its ICP. Procurement of the services at this time would likely disrupt the progression of implementation of the Out of Hospital Model.

Furthermore, the hospice market within the West Essex geography is limited and therefore it is concluded that a procurement process would not be successful due to an absence of competition.

The new contract period is 1st April 2021 - 31st March 2022 and will include the option to extend for a further 12 months (to 31st March 2023).

The contractual value included within this Notice is reflective of the potential 2-year contract. The value of the initial 1-year contract is c. £2m

Award information

Awarded date

16 February 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£4,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

St Clare Hospice

Address

Hastingwood Road, Hastingwood, Essex, CM17 9JX

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Address

Building 4 Spencer Close, St Margaret's Hospital, The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
England

Email

Sarah.Beaumont@attain.co.uk