Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group
Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road
Basildon
SS14 3HG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.basildonandbrentwoodccg.nhs.uk
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group
Civic Offices 2nd Floor, New Road
Grays
RM17 6SL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.thurrockccg.nhs.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
South West Essex Primary Care Multiple Use Community Services
Reference number
ACE-0576-2022-MSE
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a Contract Award Notice made by the Contracting Authorities; NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group (as lead commissioner), and NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs), to various providers to to deliver Primary Care Multiple Use Community Services (MUCS), covering the population of Basildon and Brentwood, for a period of 12 months, from 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023.
This Contract Award Notice follows the Voluntary ex ante transparency notice (2022/S 000-007494) published: 18 March 2022.
The aggregate potential AQP value across all 33 providers for a 12 month period is forecasted at £22,477,424 (including VAT), equating to £18,731,186 (excluding VAT).
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: £18,731,186
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance
South West Essex (Basildon & Brentwood and Thurrock).
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Contract Award Notice made by the Contracting Authorities; NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group (as lead commissioner), and NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs), to various providers to to deliver Primary Care Multiple Use Community Services (MUCS), covering the population of Basildon and Brentwood, for a period of 12 months, from 1st April 2022 – 31st March 2023.
This Contract Award Notice follows the Voluntary ex ante transparency notice (2022/S 000-007494) published: 18 March 2022.
The Services include; provision of 24-Hour BP Monitoring Services, 24 Hour ECG Monitoring Services, Shared Care Services, Minor Injuries Services, Secondary Care Wound
Management Services, 12 Lead ECG Services, DVT Services, and Vasectomy Services for the population registered with General Practitioners (GP) in Basildon & Brentwood CCG.
This Notice is being issued using an aggregate AQP value based on actual spend over all providers of MUCS services between 01/04/21 - 30/09/21.
The aggregate potential AQP value across all 33 providers for a 12 month period is forecasted at £22,477,424 (including VAT), equating to £18,731,186 (excluding VAT).
The Contracting Authority is yet to agree appropriate inflation and uplift for this contract for the period of 2022/23 and 2023/24. 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.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) 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.
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Service falls within Schedule 3 (‘social and other specific services’, also known as the “Light Touch” Regime) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (‘PPAR 2020’).
These contracts were previously let under an AQP model in 2018, to 33 various General Medical Practice providers between 30th October 2018 to 2nd April 2020 (with option to extend for a further 12 months until 2nd April 2021). This was on a zero value basis, with no guarantee of any volume. 'Call off' for a Provider's Services is initiated by the patient's choice of that Provider from a list (managed by the Commissioner) of all Providers holding an AQP Contract.
The AQP was rolled over for a further year post the expiry date of the extension period, as an emergency due to the unforeseeable nature of events during the Covid pandemic, that were outside of the Authorities influence. The Authority is currently in a transitional period with the expectation to be superseded as a statutory body, by an Integrated Care Board in late 2022. The organisation shall have a key function as part of the overall Integrated Care System. At the current time, longer-term strategies across all sectors are under discussion and longer term commissioning decisions and or procurements cannot take place until these legal arrangements are confirmed.
The Authority has therefore taken a decision to award a contract to each of the incumbent providers of MUCS under the AQP as they are considered to be the most technically capable providers in the current environment and within the geography of Basildon and Brentwood, whilst transitioning to the ICB, to ensure quality, safety and consistency in provision of care that meet the needs of the population during this transition period.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-007494
Section five. Award of contract
Title
South West Essex Primary Care Multiple Use Community Services (MUCS)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 33
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aegis Medical Centre
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Beechwood Surgery
Brentwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Billericay Medical Practice
Billericay
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Clayhill Medical Practice
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dipple Medical Centre
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Deal Tree Health Centre
Doddinghurst
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rockleigh Court Surgery
Shenfield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kingswood Medical Centre
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Felmores Medical Centre
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Murree Medical Centre
Pitsea
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
South Green Surgery
Billericay
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fryerns Medical Centre
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Chapel Street Surgery
Billericay
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Langdon Hills Medical Centre
Langdon Hills
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dipple Medical Centre (West Wing)
Pitsea
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mount Avenue Surgery
Brentwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Rosevilla Surgery
Pitsea
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ballards Walk Surgery
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aryan Medical Centre
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Knights Surgery
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Laindon Medical Group
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Matching Green Surgery
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Noakbridge Medical Centre
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Queens Park Surgery
Billericay
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Robert Frew Medical Centre
Wickford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Swanwood Partnership
Wickford
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Highwood Surgery
Brentwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Knares Medical Practice
Basildon
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The New Folly Surgery
Brentwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The New Surgery
Billericay
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The New Surgery
Brentwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Tile House Partnership
Brentwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Western Road Surgery
Billericay
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £18,731,186
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom