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Primary Care Pathology Services

Health services
East of England (UKH14)
East of England (UKH34)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Primary Care Pathology Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
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Published history for NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.5Bids / Report
63.6% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 74 active published awards; 44 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX 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
Published29 Nov 2023, 17:04 GMT
Last source update29 Nov 2023, 17:04 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
East of England (UKH34)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-039833
What is being bought
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board have reviewed pathology services delivered within the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System. The ICB has awarded the contract for the delivery of these services to NHS West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust working together to deliver Pathology needs within SNEE ICB. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and NHS West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust will be awarded the contracts as they are uniquely placed to continue to deliver the primary care pathology services for the locality. The acute trusts have an integrated provision which includes delivery of pathology services for all acute divisions, community services and primary care. It is believed that retaining this configuration is in the best interest of the patients and the Integrated Care System.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    29 Nov 2023, 17:04 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    17 Jan 2023, 14:45 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    17 Jan 2023, 14:45 GMT
  4. Buyer information updated
    17 Jan 2023, 14:45 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    This notice is made by the Contracting Authority; NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs) to notify the market of the award of a contract to deliver a Primary Care Pathology Service to NHS West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The total contract value is forecasted to be £34,000,000 over the two year term (excluding VAT). NHS West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust will receive a contract over two (2) years with a total value of £13,800,000. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust will receive a contract over two (2) years with a total value of £20,400,000. The two year contract will start on the 1st April 2023, ending on the 31st March 2025. The Contracting Authority is yet to agree appropriate inflation and uplift for this contract for the period of 2023/24 through to 2024/25. These will be dealt with as Contract Variations in accordance with the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions. The Authority deems any such variations are not substantial or material changes, as they occur due to external causes beyond the Authority's control, including changes in contract value driven by changes in patient volume. The Authority will publish appropriate Notices accordingly to communicate any such future changes to the market, once final. The Authority is to retain the provision within the Acute Trusts named in this notice to ensure the following risks (list is not exhaustive) are not realised: -Clinical risks of involving different clinical IT systems within one pathology system - negative impact on patient safety -Clinical risks and cost brought about from duplicate tests -Reduction in economies of scale when integrated care systems are tasked with being more efficient. -Risk of losing skilled staff or needing more skilled staff across multiple providers when recruitment for skilled pathology staff is difficult. -Destabilising the core pathology function within the acute Trusts Additional information: The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    29 Nov 2023, 17:04 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 30 Oct 2023, 00:00 GMT · £20,400,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 30 Oct 2023, 00:00 GMT · £13,800,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Not published · Not published · active
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£20,400,000 · signed 30 Oct 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract
£13,800,000 · signed 30 Oct 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authority GB-NHS-QJG
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  • Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
    buyer

    GB-NHS: QJG
    Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Colchester, UKH3, CO4 9QR
    jane.garnett@snee.nhs.uk
    +44 1473770195

  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
    supplier

    GB-NHS: RDE
    Trust Offices, Colchester Hospital, Turner Road,, Colchester, Essex,, UKH34, CO4 5JL

  • Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
    reviewBody

    Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Colchester, CO4 9QR

  • West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
    supplier

    GB-NHS: RGR
    Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UKH14, IP33 2QZ
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThere are significant risks, particularly around the splitting of a single pathology service. -Patient Safety risk due to split services and multiple records -Patient Safety risk due to duplication of tests -Financial risks around duplication of tests, exit costs from current service delivery The proposed contractual term is for a period of 2 years, the services covered by the arrangement may change and expand as the integrated model develops. The providers are core alliance partners and already deliver all pathology services. Retention of the Primary Care Pathology Services within the wider Pathology service will retain continuity of provision for the Authority's population. There are significant risks associated with discontinuity of provision. -Patient Safety -Financial risks -Workforce disruption -Service disruption -Destabilisation of core acute pathology services and impacts upon core acute services The Authority is to retain the provision within the Acute Trusts named in this notice to ensure the risks (list is not exhaustive) are prevented. The Authority believes competition is absent for the technical reasons outlined above and the potential for patient harm and disruption.