SMI & Primary Care Smoking Cessation Service - The Bridges Medical Practice

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award.

An award has had to be made urgently,

The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the Relevant Authority

The Bridges Medical Practice will therefore work across Gateshead PCNs looking at those who have had SMI physical health checks, evaluate what tobacco support was offered, measure unmet need, deliver targeted training and best practice sharing along with meeting costs of prolonged pharmacotherapies for those who need a different support offer than is provided by the currently commissioned services.

Regulation 14 has been applied because the urgency was not foreseeable by and not attributable to the relevant authority.

Regulation 14 has been applied because delaying the award of the contract would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.

Details of individual making decisions:

Director of Transformation Healthier & Fairer NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

and

Chief Medical Officer - NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

There were no conflicts of interest identified