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Contingency, Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service (C.A.R.M.S.) Wrap-around service to provide additional Primary Care capacity, advice and support
Health and social work services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Contingency, Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service (C.A.R.M.S.) Wrap-around service to provide additional Primary Care capacity, advice and support". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 100 active published awards; 99 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published26 Jul 2024, 15:53 BST | Last source update26 Jul 2024, 15:53 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-048520 | ||
What is being bought
NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: NHS Sussex ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C of the UK Health Care Services (PSR) Regulations 2023 for Contingency, Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service (C.A.R.M.S.) Wrap-around service to provide additional Primary Care Capacity, Advice and Support across Sussex. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be submitted to the relevant authority via the project (Atamis reference no. C231812) at:
https://healthfamily.force.com/s/Welcome
(https://healthfamily.force.com/s/Welcome)
by midnight (23:59) on 07/08/24. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
This direct award is for a maximum period of 12 months.
The service value is £1,928,690 per annum.
CARMS is a seven-day service with clinical cover between the hours of 8am - 8pm across the whole of Sussex for asylum seekers in contingency hotels commissioned by the Home Office, those with settled status under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) scheme and Ministry of Defence sites for those with settled status under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) Scheme. This is a wraparound service for urgent medical needs whilst liaising with other key stakeholders including general practice, local acute providers, mental health services, community services, voluntary community sector, county councils.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
26 Jul 2024, 15:53 BST - Official notice release published
26 Jul 2024, 15:53 BST - Buyer information updated
26 Jul 2024, 15:53 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedNHS Sussex ICB intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The CARMS Service will: Provide clinical cover for the hotels which were stood up as quarantine hotels during the Covid pandemic. Collaborate with NHS Trusts, various voluntary and community groups and GP practices which the asylum seekers in hotels registered with. Responded quickly to the arrival of a significant number of Afghan arrivals with a right to settle in the UK under the ARAP (MOD Operation Lazurite) and ACRS schemes (Pathways 1 and 3) who have been given notice to quit Pakistan or risk deportation back to Afghanistan. Contract start date: 1 April 2024 Contract end date: 31 March 2025 Contract value per annum: £1,928,690 Total contract value (including extension options):£1,928,690Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
26 Jul 2024, 15:53 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST · £1,928,690
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Alliance for Better Care Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £1,928,690 · signed 1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleThe existing provider has been providing a service in the hotels to Asylum Seekers since October 2021. The original contract was to provide clinical cover for the hotels which were stood up as quarantine hotels during the Covid pandemic. As these hotels were stood down from providing quarantine accommodation, some were repurposed to provide accommodation to asylum seekers. NHS Sussex was then informed with less than four weeks' notice that around 1,000 people on the Afghan Relocations programme accommodated in hotels in London would be transferred to hotels in Crawley. In addition, around 1,000 asylum seekers were also being accommodated in hotels in Crawley. The numbers have increased over the past 16 months with almost 3,000 people on either the Afghan Relocation programme or asylum seekers residing in hotels across Crawley, Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings.
The current provider has acquired significant experience and excellent links with NHS Trusts, various voluntary and community groups and GP practices which the asylum seekers in hotels registered with them. In addition, the provider has responded quickly to include the arrival of a significant number of Afghan arrivals with a right to settle in the UK under the ARAP (MOD Operation Lazurite) and ACRS schemes (Pathways 1 and 3) who have been given notice to quit Pakistan or risk deportation back to Afghanistan.
It is not conceivable that another provider could step in and continue delivery without significant risk to service delivery and an impact upon local healthcare providers and emergency services. Due to the ongoing need for wraparound support to ensure the impact on secondary care is minimised it is important to maintain continuity of service whilst a comprehensive procurement exercise is undertaken to secure a provider from 1st April 2025 for an anticipated three-year period. |