Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Guildhall, High Street
Bath
BA1 5AW
Contact
Mrs Cheryl Hansford
cheryl_hansford@bathnes.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1225477273
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
General Practice Provision of NHS Health Checks, Smoking Cessation Support and Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
Reference number
DN774096
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
General Practice Provision of NHS Health Checks, Smoking Cessation Support and Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC). Practices will choose which services they wish to deliver.
Contracts awarded using Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B
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: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
General Practice Provision of NHS Health Checks, Smoking Cessation Support and Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC). Practices will choose which services they wish to deliver.
Contracts awarded using Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process B
The total estimated spend with the GP practices over the contract term is £2,000,000 (this includes the potential extension).
The contracts run from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2029. There is a potential additional 2 year extension beyond this initial term.
This service was previously commissioned as part of the Council and ICB's Community Services Prime Provider contract. The Council are commissioning these services directly as a new service and all GPs are new providers (whilst they are likely to have delivered the services under the previous commissioning arrangements).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / 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
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:
The contracts have been awarded under the Provider Selection Regime, Direct Award Process B. The Council has a process in place for receiving expressions of interest to deliver these services: https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/express-interest-delivering-services-your-general-practice
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: 20
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
See: https://procontract.due-north.com/ContractsRegister/ViewContractDetails?contractId=86798f07-bf2c-f011-8136-005056b64545
Bath
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The decision to award these contracts was made by a panel of evaluators.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
London
Country
United Kingdom