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Published 16 Aug 2024, 13:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GP Federation Community Ultrasound

Official notice

Authority: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£850,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Aug 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Suffolk GP Federation CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Community Non-Obstetric Ultrasound service- it is an open access community ultrasound service for adults aged 17 years and over and available to all referring clinicians within Ipswich and East Suffolk Place. Access to the service is across the place locality at a number of community venues and not at the acute site.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Suffolk GP Federation (SGPF) currently provide the community Non obstetric Ultrasound…Awarded

Suffolk GP Federation (SGPF) currently provide the community Non obstetric Ultrasound Service. It is an open access community ultrasound service for adults aged 17 years and over and available to all referring clinicians within the Ipswich and East Suffolk Alliance area. Access to the service is across the place locality in a number of community venues and not on the acute site.

Current contract extended for a further 12 months to allow for the CDC timeframe to be confirmed and detailed planning of activity/capacity across the alliance footprint and wider ICB area undertaken to enable planning for longer term needs.

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider.

The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

Delivery: East of England · Ipswich and East Suffolk Alliance.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Aug 2024, 13:06 BST
Last source update
30 Aug 2024, 11:23 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027714
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
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Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. 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 made to decision makers by 29th August 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to [email protected].

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Award decision-makers: SNEE ICB Executive Committee.

  • No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes.

The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows:

  • Quality and Innovation - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Quality Impact Assessment.
  • Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering value to the integrated care system and the cost of change would not be outweighed by the potential benefit of a new provider.
  • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery.
  • Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and contract. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Equality Impact Assessment.
  • Social Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering in line with the SNEE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Sustainability Impact Assessment.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C Contract award date: 5th…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £850,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Suffolk GP Federation CICSME£850,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QJG Aspen House, Stephenson Road,Severalls Business Park, COLCHESTER, East of England, CO49QRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care BoardReview body Colchester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.