Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 5 Jul 2024, 12:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Marginalised and Vulnerable Contract

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£941,537published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 May 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service provides an initial health assessment and subsequent access to mainstream services for marginalised and vulnerable adults such as Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers; homeless people, Gypsies and Travellers, Sex Workers, and Ex-offenders/Offenders. To deliver a culturally aware, culturally sensitive service and culturally competent service that demonstrates appropriate behaviours, attitudes, policies, processes and structures which enable effective working across marginalised and vulnerable communities. Sharing knowledge and expertise regarding cultural competence across the system.

To support and assist marginalised and vulnerable adults to overcome barriers in accessing mainstream services including Integrated Neighbourhood Areas (e.g. Connect), providing advocacy, client support, staff training and partnership working to remove barriers which reduce access to primary and secondary services. Provide initial urgent care and support as required. To work collaboratively with GP Practices and support new registrations from the highlighted groups and ensure people with complex needs are supported flexibly depending on need. Ensure liaison and working with partner agencies to provide an integrated approach to the health and social care needs of MVA and avoid service duplication, including substance misuse services.

The service shall be required to be flexible and take into account the changing evidence base in order to maintain best practice and provide high service. The service shall continuously measure improved outcomes for service users, and, through memorandums of understanding with other providers across the system, be able to clearly describe where service users have been on their pathway.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England · Suffolk and North East Essex
Extensions: 5 year contract with extension of 5 years upon successful review

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
5 Jul 2024, 12:06 BST
Last source update
24 Jul 2024, 12:40 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-023012
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047b01 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 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 17th July 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.

Awarding Committee: Suffolk and North East Essex 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: 13…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £941,5371 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust£941,537 †—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

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.