Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
Aspen House, Stephenson Road,Severalls Business Park
COLCHESTER
CO49QR
Contact
Sarah Skilton
Telephone
+44 1473770225
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH14 - Suffolk
NHS Organisation Data Service
QJG
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract between Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) ICB as lead Commissioner and West Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust (WSFT) for the provision of Acute services
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
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance
West Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Delivery of NHS Acute, Community and Emergency Care including but not limited to the following CQC regulated activities: Medical care (including older people's care), Services for children & young people, Critical care, End of life care, Maternity, Outpatients, Surgery, Urgent and emergency services, Personal care, Maternity and midwifery services, Termination of pregnancies, Family planning, Treatment of disease, disorder or injury, Assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, Surgical procedures, Diagnostic and screening procedures, Community health services for adults, Community health services for children, young people and families, Community health inpatient services.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
36
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2099/S 001-999999
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust 2022-2025: Acute Services
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 April 2022
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
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Companies House
OC415501
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: £645,898,869
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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 modified.'
Decision Makers: Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board Executive Committee.
No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
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
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance
West Suffolk
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
As above.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
36
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£645,898,869
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
As above
Bury St Edmunds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Companies House
OC415501
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):
a) NHS England (NHSE) have allocated £773,000 of non-recurrent funding to West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (WSFT) for the IFRS 16 revenue allocation within the 2023/24 financial year. This funding will be given as a pass-through payment, via Suffolk and North East Essex ICB.
b) This funding is to cover all system pressures including the unforeseen rising costs associated with Industrial Action, Prescribing, and Continuing Healthcare and has been allocated based on previous methodologies fairly sharing allocations to providers across the system in a simple and transparent manner. The Providers agreed share of this funding is £3,739,000. An additional £1.39m has been confirmed, which will be paid to WSFT in March 2024.
c) Following claims made to NHSE for depreciation relief, NHSE has confirmed the depreciation funding for SNEE to be allocated to qualifying schemes. The Provider has been allocated £2,930,000 for 23/24 which is to be paid in month 12 via the block Contract.
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:
a) Non recurrent pass-through payment from NHSE. Effective date 01.02.2024.
b) On the 08/11/23 NHSE announced a new allocation of £0.8bn to fund pressures associated with Industrial Action, this was part of a package that included a further 2% reduction in the ERF target and some specific additional financial flexibilities for underspends on ringfenced funding, including Dental. An additional allocation from NHSE was received in February 2024 to cover costs relating to further Industrial Action, which for WSFT is £1.39m. Effective date 01.02.2024.
c) Depreciation funding. Effective date 01.01.2024.
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: £645,898,869
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £654,730,869