Published date: 13 January 2023
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
AL8 6JL
Value of contract
£4,689,680
Procurement reference
tender_345124/1166768
Published date
13 January 2023
Closing date
21 December 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
9 January 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition. Flow of activity is driven by the patients legal right to choice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The purpose of this notice is to inform the market that a contract has been awarded for the delivery of Cataract Surgery to Community Health and Eye Care Limited (CHEC). This Contract Award Notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Notice (VEAT) on 22nd December 2022 within the governments Find a Tender Service (reference number 2022/S 000-36463) informing the market of the intention of Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB to award the contract following successful completion of a voluntary standstill period prior to formal contract award.
There has been recent growth in the activity for cataract surgery which has mainly been attributed to long waiting lists at the Acute Trusts and patient choice to access services closer to where they reside. Patients are able to choose any provider listed on the NHS e-Referral Service.
Community Health and Eye Care Ltd is one of the independent sector providers listed on the NHS e-Referral Service currently offering cataract surgery. The activity with CHEC is currently undertaken as non-contract activity as the ICB does not have a formal contract in place with CHEC for cataract surgery.
Where there are established flows of patient activity with a material financial value, the legal right for patient choice applies to any provider listed on the National Directory of Services (eRS), and therefore, activity flows are expected to continue to CHEC. it is recommended that an NHS Standard Contract is in place to enable formal contractual arrangements are established to provide appropriate assurance of service quality for commissioners and patients.
The contract will start on 9th January 2023 and will expire on 31st March 2024.
Award information
Awarded date
9 January 2023
Contract start date
9 January 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2024
Total value of contract
£4,689,680
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Community Health and Eyecare Limited
Address
1-6 Star Building, Caxton Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR21 9BS
Reference
No reference - other
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Sarah Beaumont
Address
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
England
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