Published date: 12 January 2018

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


Closing: 10 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£13,693,260

Procurement reference

17.325 Award

Published date

12 January 2018

Closing date

10 August 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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 Contract has been awarded.
The service will provide therapy and equipment for Children and young people up to their 19th birthday (0-18 years service), who are registered with an East Sussex GP.
The Children's Integrated Therapy Service will operate as a single combined therapy service including all therapies - speech and language, occupational therapy and physiotherapy and the prescribing of children's equipment and orthotic requirements for children on the caseload.
The CITES service model will be offered through a team approach, each team being of a number of therapists and therapy assistants (across all three disciplines), and administrative support, who will work with children across the whole age range providing therapy services to meet the needs of children within their defined locality.
Therapy services will be delivered to children and young people aged 0-19 years across East Sussex, supporting children with complex disability, neurodevelopmental, and musculoskeletal conditions.
The provider is expected to ensure that services are offered in a range of venues i.e. Clinics shall be situated to give equity and ease of access to all within the boundaries of each of the commissioner localities.
Each child should have a named therapist appointed to their case. Individual therapists will use their professional judgement as to the appropriate pathway for each child and will liaise with parents and the early years setting / school / Children's Services Department staff accordingly.
The primary period of the Contract will be 3 years from commencement of the service with a single option of extending (option of the Authority) the term for a maximum period of up to a further 24 months.
The value stated is for the contract period of 3 years.
This service requirement falls within the Particular Procurement Regime (Social and other specific services) as per Chapter 3 Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 will apply to this procurement process (former Part B services). The 2015 regulations are referred to as "the Regulations".

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Children's Integrated Therapy and Equipment Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 July 2017

Award information

Awarded date

15 December 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£13,693,260

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Address

Unit D, Hermitage Court, Hermitage Way
MAIDSTONE
KENT
ME16 9NT
GB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris McCarthy

Address

36-38 Friars Walk
Lewes
BN7 2PB
England

Email

christopher.mccarthy@soeprocurement.nhs.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Tenders/Current