Official UK procurement notice
Warm Homes: Better Health
Authority: NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMiddlesbrough Environment City along with the NHS South Tees Trust submitted an application form to NGN direct for the VCMA project. The NHS South Tees Trust are the only NHS service in the area who can target the right customers. Emergency hospital admissions for a range of respiratory conditions are higher than the national average for areas in the Tees Valley. The rate of admissions for COPD, particularly in the South Tees area is significantly higher than the England average. Admissions for asthma in adults are particularly high in Hartlepool and Stockton-On-Tees with the 5th highest rate nationally. Admissions for pneumonia and respiratory diseases are also significantly higher. The under 75 mortality rates from respiratory disease is worse than the England average across all locality areas. In light of the above, this project aims to utilise funding to support those living in disadvantaged groups with a respiratory condition (COPD) and support them to warm their home in winter, plus support with making positive changes to their heating infrastructure to prevent exacerbation of their condition. The project will target 15 GP practices across the Tees Valley who are defined as 'deep end' practices, these are practices with the highest levels of blanket socioeconomic deprivation. Within these practices there are circa 1,322 individuals identified as having COPD These will be the target cohort.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A contract has been awarded to Middlesbrough Environment CityAwarded
A contract has been awarded to Middlesbrough Environment City.
Emergency hospital admissions for a range of respiratory conditions are higher than the national average for areas in the Tees Valley. The rate of admissions for COPD, particularly in the South Tees area is significantly higher than the England average. Admissions for asthma in adults are particularly high in Hartlepool and Stockton-On-Tees with the 5th highest rate nationally. Admissions for pneumonia and respiratory diseases are also significantly higher. The under 75 mortality rates from respiratory disease is worse than the England average across all locality areas.
In light of the above, this project aims to utilise funding to support those living in disadvantaged groups with a respiratory condition (COPD) and support them to warm their home in winter, plus support with making positive changes to their heating infrastructure to prevent exacerbation of their condition.
The project will target 15 GP practices across the Tees Valley who are defined as 'deep end' practices, these are practices with the highest levels of blanket socioeconomic deprivation. Within these practices there are circa 1,322 individuals identified as having COPD These will be the target cohort.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- 10 Jan 2024, 16:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jan 2024, 12:44 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003200- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c26Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to a procedure with prior call for competition
- Published justification
A contract has been put in place by Northern Gas Networks for a VCMA project with Middlesbrough Environment City for Warm Homes: Better Health. Middlesbrough Environment City along with the NHS South Tees Trust submitted an application form to NGN direct for this VCMA project. The NHS South Tees Trust are the only NHS service in the area who can target the right customers. The project is unique in that nothing else exists in the region in terms of these specific project objectives
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough Environment CityVCMA project - Warm Homes: Better Health | £558,765 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Middlesbrough Environment City | £558,765 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003200-2024-1 · Middlesbrough Environment City
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2024
- Value
- £558,765
- Status
- active
VCMA project - Warm Homes: Better Health · Middlesbrough Environment City
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2024
- Value
- £558,765
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Northern Gas NetworksReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Middlesbrough Environment CityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.