Official UK procurement notice
Specialised Continuing Health Care Package
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCardiff and Vale NHS Trust requires emergency specialised support agencies for a highly specialised and complex Continuing Health Care package.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cardiff and Vale University Health Board require emergency support services for a…
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board require emergency support services for a complex and highly specialised Continuing Health Care Package. This contract is an emergency measure to ensure the Cardiff and Vale UHB Mental Health department have sufficient provision for abnormally complex care needs. The Department has no capacity to provide specialised care for this inpatient at this current time. Therefore, a registered nurse with specialist training in mental health or registered learning disability nurse is required to provide care on a one-to-one 24/7 assignment basis as well as additional Health Care support workers are required on a five-to-one 24/7 assignment basis.
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
- 7 Dec 2023, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Dec 2023, 14:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036096- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04226fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
On admission, the patient showed significant risks of dysregulation with aggression and violent behaviours. As well as other challenging behaviours that pose a risk of harm to the patient and carers. Therefore, highly specialised Health Care professionals were required immediately. The requirement for a 24/7 care package has been offered to contracted agencies and no agencies were able to provide staff with the volume or continuity and reliability required. There is not a contracted agency able to provide a package only ad hoc service. In line with regulation 32(2)(b), competition is absent for technical reasons and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists due to the need to ensure continuity and reliable care for the patient's wellbeing. With patient risk in mind, the only option is to implement a reliable continuing health care package with Thornbury Nursing Services.
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=137111. (WA Ref:137111)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Clinical Services Limited t/a Thornbury Community Services | £490,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036096-2023-1 · Independent Clinical Services Limited t/a Thornbury Community Services
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2023
- Value
- £490,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.