Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Brighton General Hospital ,1st Floor, Arundel Building
Brighton , Elm Grove
BN2 3EW
Contact
Dagmar Hagen-Machell
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Virtual Ward General Practitioner Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("the Authority") sought to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust’s UCR teams.
The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of ‘On site’ face to face working, ‘Virtual’ support and ‘On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient’s place of residence (within Sussex).
This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.
The Authority intends to award a contract, following a Most Suitable Provider Process, in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“PSR 2023”).
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-039810
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
VI.3.0.1
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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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 20th December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’You should provide an address (which could be an email address) where written representations should be sent.Details of decision makers:Dr Karen Eastman - Chief Medical OfficerHollie Poole - Operational Divisional DirectorKim Fretter - Deputy Nursing Divisional DirectorThe intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.Please contact Dagmar Hagen-Machell with any representations.Dagmar.hagen@nhs.net
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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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.The contract award date is 1st December 2024, and the standstill period took place between 10th December 2024 and 20th December 2024.The individuals involved in the review included:- Dr Karen Eastman - Chief Medical Officer- Hollie Poole - Operational Divisional Director- Kim Fretter - Deputy Nursing Divisional DirectorNo declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified among the individuals involved in the decision-making process.The services are intended to be provided between 1st December 2024 and 31st December 2026, with the contract value of £1,800,000 for two (2) years with the option to extend.