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Step Down Beds

MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The provision of 13 Step Down Beds for adult service users who occupy a MCFT mental health inpatient bed who will remain open to a mental health CMHT and/or CRHT service.

Awarded to

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Excel Housing Solutions

Matched by number
Contract value
£393.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Jan 2025
Award ID
000855-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08519802
Location
Merseyside, UKD7, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • MCFT intends to contract with Excel Housing Solutions, Unit 6b, Vesty Business Park, Vesty Road, Bootle, L30 1NY for the provision of 13 step down beds for adult service users who occupy a mental health MCFT inpatient bed who will remain open to a mental health CMHT and/or CRHT service. MCFT is currently in contract with Excel Housing Solutions and this is a 1 year continuation of a pilot arrangement which was put in place prior to PSR. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf1a
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
MCFT intends to contract with Excel Housing Solutions, Unit 6b, Vesty Business Park, Vesty Road, Bootle, L30 1NY for the provision of 13 step down beds for adult service users who occupy a mental health MCFT inpatient bed who will remain open to a mental health CMHT and/or CRHT service. MCFT is currently in contract with Excel Housing Solutions and this is a 1 year continuation of a pilot arrangement which was put in place prior to PSR. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 22 January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
MCFT intends to contract with Excel Housing Solutions, Unit 6b, Vesty Business Park, Vesty Road, Bootle, L30 1NY for the provision of 13 step down beds for adult service users who occupy a mental health MCFT inpatient bed who will remain open to a mental health CMHT and/or CRHT service. MCFT is currently in contract with Excel Housing Solutions and this is a 1 year continuation of a pilot arrangement which was put in place prior to PSR. It is intended to award the contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime Regulations under Direct Award Process C where there is an existing provider for the services and that existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the services are not changing considerably. The Senior Leadership Team of Mental Health Care Division have made the decision for the award of this contract. No conflicts of interest have been identified and this has been recorded inline with Trust policy.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Merseyside

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD7

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RW4
Name
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
PRESCOT
Postal Code
L341PJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Kings Business Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Id
RW4
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contact

Name
Lynne Kelly
Telephone
+44 1514730303
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-08519802
Name
Excel Housing Solutions

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD7
Locality
Merseyside
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
08519802
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Excel Housing Solutions
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-41617
Name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Merseyside
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
000855-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08519802
Name
Excel Housing Solutions

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000855-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
000855-2025-1
Date Signed
9 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
393,528
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · PRESCOT · UKD7 · L341PJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD7

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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