Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
Contact
Stuart Meredith
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
NHS Organisation Data Service
QNX
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service
Reference number
C231812/C299039
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: The wrap around service will deliver a seven-day service with clinical cover between the hours of 8am - 8pm across the whole of Sussex for asylum seekers in contingency hotels commissioned by the Home Office, those with settled status under the ACRs scheme and Ministry of Defence sites for those with settled status under the ARAP scheme. They will provide a wraparound service for urgent medical needs whilst liaising with other key stakeholders including general practice, local acute providers, mental health services, community services, voluntary community sector, county councils.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,892,849
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: This is an intention to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The total contract value will be for £2,892,849 beginning 1st April 2025 and ending 30th September 2026.
Contract value per annum = £1,928,566
Total length of contract = 18 months
The wrap around service will deliver a seven-day service with clinical cover between the hours of 8am - 8pm across the whole of Sussex for asylum seekers in contingency hotels commissioned by the Home Office, those with settled status under the ACRs scheme and Ministry of Defence sites for those with settled status under the ARAP scheme. They will provide a wraparound service for urgent medical needs whilst liaising with other key stakeholders including general practice, local acute providers, mental health services, community services, voluntary community sector, county councils.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: N/A / Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
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 and Procurement Act 2023 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 midnight (23:59) on 8th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alliance For Better Care
Horley Health Hub, 120 Victoria Road
Horley
RH6 7BL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Companies House
09329846
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,892,849
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,892,849
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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 Direct Award Process C. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 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 midnight (11:59pm) on Wednesday 9th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to Stuart Meredith at the following email address: stuart.meredith1@nhs.net.
No conflicts of interest were identified. Decision maker: Deputy Director of Primary Care Commissioning, NHS Sussex ICB.
Evaluation key Criteria
The service evaluation was reviewed against the 5 key criteria:
The key criteria were weighted as follows:
• Quality and innovation - 30%
• Value -30%
• Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 10%
• Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice -20%
• Social Value -10%
Quality & Innovation: This criterion shares the heaviest weighting as quality and innovation (i.e. maintaining quality is a key part in delivery of healthcare needs in unconventional settings such as hotels) is a key part of the service.
Value: This criterion shares the heaviest weighting, which was assessed equally to the "Quality and Innovation" criterion. The contract needs to display it is good value for money in ensuring secondary care admission avoidance and inappropriate use of primary and secondary and emergency care services.
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: The service needs to be adaptive to changing circumstances. E.g. Changing demographics of new arrivals according to new and emerging war zones, climate change etc.
Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: This criterion is significant because the service directly aims to reduce health inequality amongst a very vulnerable cohort. Promoting good healthcare support and assisting service users to understand the healthcare choices available to them.
Social Value: This criterion recognises the potential impact of services and their contributions to broader social, economic, and environmental improvements in the community. Although this hasn't been weighted as heavily, it is important that providers provide healthcare access to this group many of whom have had limited or no access to healthcare either in their country of origin or whilst travelling to the UK.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Sackville House, Brooks Close
Lewes
BN7 2FZ
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS England
Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
Country
United Kingdom