Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
County Hall,
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Contact
chantelle beckett
Telephone
+44 7920766436
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Adult Mental Health in patient in area acute beds
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH1 - East Anglia
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The aims of these services is to provide high quality, holistic care for service users in the most acute and vulnerable state of their illness. This will be provided in collaboration with service users, carers, and statutory and non-statutory organisations to ensure that any admissions and inpatient episodes are timely and appropriate.
The key aims are to:
• Provide a variety of psychosocial, psychiatric and therapeutic activities, in line with NICE Guidelines relevant to the presenting need of the service user.
• Provide assessments, treatment and multidisciplinary care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to service users experiencing acute mental health problems.
• Ensure that service users are in inpatient care for the minimum time necessary, supporting the service user to maintain their links in the community where possible and practical
• Where relevant maintain or create links with primary care to ensure that the service user's GP is updated on patient care at the time of assessment, admission, care plan review and any changes to care provided, where there is a significant change in a service user's clinical presentation and/or risk and receives a discharge summary following discharge in line with NSFT's discharge policy.
• The Provider will ensure that there is a collaborative approach to care planning with NSFT and other care providers including the service users support network as they identify.
• The Provider will operate within the legal frameworks.
These services are to made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
48
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2024/S 000-005572
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
003
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
28 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Priory Group
5th Floor - 80 Hammersmith Road
London
w14 8ud
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
04433255
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £485,086.20
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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.
Decision makers are: Operational Flow and Capacity Lead, Contract Manager, Finance Manager, Head of Procurement.
Contract value - £485086.20 on an interim basis until the end of March 2025.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKH1 - East Anglia
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The aims of these services is to provide high quality, holistic care for service users in the most acute and vulnerable state of their illness. This will be provided in collaboration with service users, carers, and statutory and non-statutory organisations to ensure that any admissions and inpatient episodes are timely and appropriate.
The key aims are to:
• Provide a variety of psychosocial, psychiatric and therapeutic activities, in line with NICE Guidelines relevant to the presenting need of the service user.
• Provide assessments, treatment and multidisciplinary care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to service users experiencing acute mental health problems.
• Ensure that service users are in inpatient care for the minimum time necessary, supporting the service user to maintain their links in the community where possible and practical
• Where relevant maintain or create links with primary care to ensure that the service user's GP is updated on patient care at the time of assessment, admission, care plan review and any changes to care provided, where there is a significant change in a service user's clinical presentation and/or risk and receives a discharge summary following discharge in line with NSFT's discharge policy.
• The Provider will ensure that there is a collaborative approach to care planning with NSFT and other care providers including the service users support network as they identify.
• The Provider will operate within the legal frameworks.
These services are to made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in days
59
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£485,086.20
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Priory Group
5th Floor - 80 Hammersmith Road
London
w14 8ud
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH1 - East Anglia
Companies House
04433255
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Extension of previous contract for additional 59 days
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
Delay to opening date off new on site facility that will facilitate these patients
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £355,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £840,086.20