Published date: 29 March 2019

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


Closing: 28 March 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£250,278

Procurement reference

SBS/2019

Published date

29 March 2019

Closing date

28 March 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2019

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 contract award notice provides notification that NHS Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group (the CCG) has agreed to directly award an interim transitional contract for the provision of Community Direct Access Radiology services to InHealth Ltd, for a period of 6 months (until 30th September 2019). This interim contract is deemed essential to ensure a continuity of an essential service provision to the CCG's patients.

The CCG considered transferring activity to its NWL acute providers but identified an increased likelihood of an adverse impact on quality and finance. NWL acute providers have confirmed they have insufficient capacity to accommodate increased activity. Issues with estates, equipment, and staffing would prevent providers from meeting KPIs and national diagnostic standards.

During this interim period, the 6 CCGs will procure an enhanced Direct Access community radiology service with amendments to the current contract terms and conditions, including tariffs, service specification, quality requirements, and volume per modality. The enhanced service will enable earlier diagnostics/diagnoses of conditions and reduce the number of inappropriate referrals to secondary care. The service will also support the management of care outside of a hospital setting.
The CCG has assessed that InHealth is the best provider to provide community direct access radiology for its patients as they are the incumbent and their selection will ensure no disruption to service. This contract will provide an interim transitional and stabilising arrangement with the provider until a new provider is selected. The CCGs plan to engage with the market during 2019 to assist development of its future specification of requirements, with the intention of informing the process to award substantive contracts to deliver the new models of care from October 2019 at the latest.


Award information

Awarded date

29 March 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2019

Total value of contract

£250,278

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

InHealth

Address

Kingsmead Road,
High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire,
HP11 1JL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Samson Agboola

Address

NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG
15 Newman Street
London
W1T 3EY
England

Telephone

0203 350 4000

Email

s.agboola2@nhs.net

Website

www.hammersmithfulhamccg.nhs.uk