Contract

COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing

  • NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-017690

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050961

Published 29 April 2025, 3:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board

Laycock PDC, Laycock Street

London

N1 1TH

Contact

Primary Care Business Unit

Email

nclicb.nclprimarycare@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nclhealthandcare.org.uk/icb/north-central-london-integrated-care-board

Buyer's address

https://www.nclhealthandcare.org.uk/icb/north-central-london-integrated-care-board

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

COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) Service - Triage & Prescribing

Reference number

C349178

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Every NHS region is required to provide a 7-day service including bank holidays (or 6-day service with additional administrative and on-call clinical arrangements) to enable patient contact, triage, prescribing and dispensing of oral medication or an onward referral for an infusion service (which provides prescribing, dispensing and administration of IV treatment over 7 days) to ensure patients do not miss the option of treatment within the confined treatment window of 5 days.

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: £549,323

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Every NHS region is required to provide a 7-day service including bank holidays (or 6-day service with additional administrative and on-call clinical arrangements) to enable patient contact, triage, prescribing and dispensing of oral medication or an onward referral for an infusion service (which provides prescribing, dispensing and administration of IV treatment over 7 days) to ensure patients do not miss the option of treatment within the confined treatment window of 5 days. This contract relates to the triage and prescribing element of this service. Our intention is to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The lifetime value of the contract is £549,323 (£274,661.50 per annum). The contract term will be 1 year (01/04/2025 - 31/03/2026) with the option to extend for a further 1 year (to 31/03/2027) at the sole discretion of the Authority.
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 09/04/2025. 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 nclicb.nclprimarycare@nhs.net. Decision Makers: North Central London Integrated Care Board Procurement Oversight Group 20/11/2024. Voting Members: Chief Finance Officer, Director of Service Configuration St Pancras Programme (deputising for Chief Strategy and Population Health Officer), Executive Director of Corporate Affairs, Director of Quality. The Register of Declarations of Interest was noted by the Procurement Oversight Group. Members were invited to amend their entries in the Register of Declarations of Interest, and to declare any interests in respect to items on the agenda. No interests were declared. The Procurement Oversight Group approved the route to market.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1 year extension

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

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 09/04/2025. 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 nclicb.nclprimarycare@nhs.net. Decision Makers: North Central London Integrated Care Board Procurement Oversight Group 20/11/2024. Voting Members: Chief Finance Officer, Director of Service Configuration St Pancras Programme (deputising for Chief Strategy and Population Health Officer), Executive Director of Corporate Affairs, Director of Quality. The Register of Declarations of Interest was noted by the Procurement Oversight Group. Members were invited to amend their entries in the Register of Declarations of Interest, and to declare any interests in respect to items on the agenda. No interests were declared. The Procurement Oversight Group approved the route to market.
The provider was assessed against the five key criteria:
1. quality and innovation
2. value
3. integration, collaboration and service sustainability
4. improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
5. social value
and was confirmed to pass them all.


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

  • New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services

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 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 the relevant authority by 09/04/2025. 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

1 April 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

HARINGEY GP GROUP LTD

Hornsey Central Neighbourhood Centre, 151 Park Road

London

N8 8JD

Email

mfox@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
National registration number

10180486

Internet address

https://federated4health.com/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £549,323

Total value of the contract/lot: £549,323


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. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 09/04/2025. 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 nclicb.nclprimarycare@nhs.net. Decision Makers: North Central London Integrated Care Board Procurement Oversight Group 20/11/2024. Voting Members: Chief Finance Officer, Director of Service Configuration St Pancras Programme (deputising for Chief Strategy and Population Health Officer), Executive Director of Corporate Affairs, Director of Quality. The Register of Declarations of Interest was noted by the Procurement Oversight Group. Members were invited to amend their entries in the Register of Declarations of Interest, and to declare any interests in respect to items on the agenda. No interests were declared. The Procurement Oversight Group approved the route to market.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board

Laycock PDC, Laycock Street

London

N1 1TH

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.nclhealthandcare.org.uk/icb/north-central-london-integrated-care-board