Official UK procurement notice
Additional block homecare provision for winter pressures
Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA 12 month contract, with a six month break clause, to a current provider to allow for additional provision of homecare to support an expected increase in the number of people who will need this service this winter. Working and funded in partnership with the NHS, this provision will ensure people continue to return home from hospital as soon as they are able to do so despite rising demand for services. To support hospital discharge throughout the County and meet the Councils statutory duty, it is vital that this provision is maintained.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Dec 2021, 09:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Dec 2021, 09:17 GMT
- Authority reference
DN586934- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030766- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ffa5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
This contract has necessitated the the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition due to the urgency of requiring the provision at extremely short notice. The provision supplied by the Provider has been guaranteed for immediate commencement, that would otherwise would not have been able to be achieved through regular procurement. The delay caused by procuring a service of this magnitude would have been considerable, and would not have met the requirement of an immediate start due to the nature of the service. A full procurement would have taken at least three months, following governance approval, and again further delay due to the mobilisation of such a contract by the Provider. With the existing pressures in the homecare market due to lack of workforce and rising costs, this was the only option available to meet the demand of increasing and forecasted winter pressures now.
- Review procedure
Following a 10 calendar day standstill period the Council intends to enter into a contract with the named contractor. This period allows other contractors to seek further information from the Contracting Authority before the Contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from (refer to address in part I.1). If an appeal regarding the award of Contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. Where a Contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may order the ineffectiveness of a Contract where serious breach have occurred in addition to any fine, the Court may instead provide for alternative penalties, either contract shortening, fines or both.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Healthcare Ltd | £1,622,790 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030766-2021-1 · Beaumont Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Dec 2021
- Value
- £1,622,790
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- N/AReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Beaumont Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.