Published date: 17 January 2024

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


Closing: 5 January 2024, 5:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£775,000

Procurement reference

tender_403911/1302634

Published date

17 January 2024

Closing date

5 January 2024

Closing time

5:30pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

This is a contract award notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award contract to deliver Specialist ASD Assessments for Mid and South Essex to the patients within Mid and South Essex's geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months from 01st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 . The aggregate contract value is forecasted at £775,000.00

This contract award notice is made following the Authority's publication of the voluntary ex ante transparency notice (Notice Number: 2023/S 000-037656) on the 21st December 2023 which outlined the rationale and reasoning for the Authority's decision to award this contract, under Regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015") (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020). In line with best practice, the Authority has observed the voluntary 10-day standstill period from the publication date of the voluntary ex-ante Notice before awarding the contract, pursuant to Regulation 99 (3) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended (EU Exit) 2020 etc.)

The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.

As of July 2022, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) superseded the previous 5 CCGs within Mid and South Essex. NHS Mid and South Essex ICB is currently undergoing an organisational restructure and have taken the decision to extend the current contract to the incumbent provider for 12 months whilst commissioning decisions and strategies can be made for the future of this service. The Authority considers this provider for this Specialist ADHD Assessment service as technically capable of providing the most economically advantageous solution to the Authority whilst the ICB undergoes restructure, review and alignment of contracts. The Authority is applying the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions to ensure appropriate clinical governance and service delivery quality as well as consistency of service to patients. The Authority has taken the decision to award this service to the incumbent provider Psychiatry UK The provider is considered the most technically capable of providing the most economically advantageous solution to the Authority under the current environment whilst the ICB undergoes restructure, review and alignment of contracts. The Authority is applying the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions to support a combination of services, all of which are part funded under a single clinical contract, to ensure appropriate clinical governance and service delivery quality as well as consistency of service to patients.


More information

Additional text

This is a contract award notice published in Find a Tender Service (FTS) and Contracts Finder and is made following the Authority's publication of the voluntary ex ante transparency notice (Notice Number: 2023/S 000-037656) on the 21st December 2023 which outlined the rationale and reasoning for the Authority's decision to award this contract, under Regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015") (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020).

In line with best practice, the Authority has observed the voluntary 10-day standstill period from the publication date of the voluntary ex-ante Notice before awarding the contract, pursuant to Regulation 99 (3) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended (EU Exit) 2020 etc.)

The Authority will publish appropriate Notices accordingly to communicate any such future changes and opportunities to the market, once final.


Award information

Awarded date

5 January 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£775,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PSYCHIATRY-UK LLP

Address

Trewalder Chapel, Trewalder , PL33 9ET

Reference

Companies House number: OC372755

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Address

Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Rd,
Basildon
SS14 3HG
England

Email

cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk

Website

https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/