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Published 16 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Level 2b Neuro Rehabilitation Beds - DAP C

Official notice

Authority: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Awarded value£898,8972 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Jan 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Fen House, The Marbrook Centre2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The ICB has an intention to award a contract to an existing provider , under the Provider Selection Regime DAP C process to provide for continuity of service and safety of patients undergoing rehabilitation. There are limited Level 2b neurological rehabilitation providers within the East of England, meaning that the beds at these units are highly sought after, with competition from neighbouring ICBs (who currently are charged a higher spot purchase rate than the above MSE ICB spot purchase rate). The award is required in order for MSE ICB to continue to receive the commercially beneficial rates for placements and provide Value for Money to the NHS.

The provider is doing a good job and the ICB believes that it will continue to so for the residents of MSE ICB to access specialist and quality neurological rehabilitation services from providers who are known to deliver good clinical outcomes in the population, and have demonstrated excellent ability to engage in timely discharge processes, supporting the 8-12 week pathway and facilitating flow through acute beds into specialist rehabilitation.

The contract is for one year from 1st April 2025- 31st March 2026 and indicative spend across the two providers is £898,897 based on 100% bed capacity in each.

CPV: Hospital-bedding services · Outpatient care services · Rehabilitation hospital services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England · Ely and St Neots Cambridgeshire

85112100 Hospital-bedding services 85112200 Outpatient care services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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 Apr 2025, 09:59 BST
Last source update: 30 Apr 2025, 08:36 BST
Authority reference: ACE-0816-2025-MSE
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017789
Classification (CPV): Hospital-bedding servicesOutpatient care servicesRehabilitation hospital services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0503ae Find a Tender

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 Contract 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 the relevant authority by 25th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded: this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Publisher note: 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 Contract 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 25th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be send to [email protected]. The decision makers for this award is the ICB Executive Board . There were no Conflicts of Interest declared or identified by individuals making the decision. Greater weighting was given to the Quality and integration criteria as these were deemed most important in providing the desired outcomes for our population. Reduced weighting was given to the Improving access criteria as there are no local providers so we recognise that improving access to the service physically is limited, but there needs to be equity of access across the appropriate population regardless of diagnosis and based on needs. Key criteria weighting: Service 25% Value 20% Integration, Collaboration and service sustainability 25% Improving Access 10% Social Value 20%

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025

Buyer details updated
16 Apr 2025, 10:30 BST
Buyer details updated
30 Apr 2025, 08:36 BST

Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After
—	TextV1.3 · V1	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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mus…	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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mus…
—	Text3 · 3	Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum) This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subje…	Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum) This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subje…
—	TextV1.3 · 3	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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mus…	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 (DAP C). The decision make…

2 amendments published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £898,8972 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Jan 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Fen HouseSME	£442,753 †	—	Awarded
The Marbrook CentreSME	£456,144 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Level 2b Neuro Rehabilitation Beds - DAP C · Fen HouseSME
Signed
28 Jan 2025
Value
£442,753
Status
active
Level 2b Neuro Rehabilitation Beds - DAP C · The Marbrook CentreSME
Signed
28 Jan 2025
Value
£456,144
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcare QH8 Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, East of England, SS14 3HGContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Mid and South Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealthQH8GB-NHS: QH8 Basildon, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Fen HouseAwarded supplier800797 32 Market Place, The Martlets, Burgess Hill, South East, RH15 9NPContact email, phone
The Marbrook CentreAwarded supplier06504458 Phoenix Park, Eaton Socon, St Neots, East of England, PE19 8EPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.