Published date: 31 January 2022

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


Closing: 30 September 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£3,445,602

Procurement reference

tender_291626/1020453

Published date

31 January 2022

Closing date

30 September 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: The award of this contract is a follow-on contract from previous arrangements, and so the necessary linkage with current pathways is already established locally to ensure minimum disruption to the patient whilst urgent catch-back on resources and capacity

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group sought Independent Sector Providers to provide extra capacity for the local recovery of routine elective care services post covid-19.

A contract was awarded to Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital by NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide NHS patients in the Clinical Commissioning Group's locality with a clinically safe and effective routine elective outpatient, day case and in-patient service that is responsive to their needs.

The UK Government's policy in response to covid-19 initially gave rise to a situations of extreme urgency brought about by unforeseeable events. Following this, it became vital for NHS organisations to build in extra capacity locally for the recovery of the routine elective care services (and the wider healthcare system) post covid-19. The award of this contract is a follow-on contract from previous arrangements, and so the necessary linkage with current pathways is already established locally to ensure minimum disruption to the patient whilst urgent catch-back on resources and capacity is established.

The contract duration for this directly awarded contract was subject to detailed discussions by the contracting authority and it was agreed that a period of 18 months (from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2023) would be advisable to facilitate system stabilisation on a number of levels. This would allow the new structure of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care System time to settle in; time for resources to be optimized post covid-19; and time to consider future potential procurement options within redesigned care pathways. The estimated value for this period of time is circa £3,445,602.

Award information

Awarded date

30 September 2021

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£3,445,602

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital

Address

Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DF, UK

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Lyle Lloyd, MCIPS, Senior Procurement Officer

Address

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Stoke on Trent
ST4 4LX
England

Email

lyle.lloyd@nhs.net