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# Marginalised and Vulnerable Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marginalised-and-vulnerable-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-047b01). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Marginalised and Vulnerable Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-suffolk-and-north-east-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qjg)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14, UKH34
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £941,537 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047b01`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/marginalised-and-vulnerable-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-047b01#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **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-offender...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 020573-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118915`
  - Value: £941,537 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 020573-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £941,537
  - Signed Date: 12/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023012-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-24T11:40:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T00:53:46.018Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047b01