Contract

Provision of Non-Statutory Adult Eating Disorders Services for NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board

  • NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-024242

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048704

Published 2 August 2024, 9:54am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board

County Hall, Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Contact

David Bailey

Email

agem.norfolkprocurement@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1332888023

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH1 - East Anglia

NHS Organisation Data Service

QMM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/about-us/our-nhs-integrated-care-board-icb/

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

Provision of Non-Statutory Adult Eating Disorders Services for NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board

Reference number

61832 - NW099

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (N&WICB) reviewed options for the provision of Adult Community Eating Disorders Services. The ICB invited expressions of interests from suitably qualified and experienced providers to inform their thinking about the Level of market interest and what potential capacity providers can offer across Norfolk and Waveney. The Service looked to establish a single provider across Norfolk and Waveney, to deliver specialist community adult eating disorder services across the ICS. The service will support eating disorders as per the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases - 10th Revision) and DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 5th Edition), through the provision of evidence-based interventions as part of a 'core' service offer.

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: £18,408,866

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (N&WICB) reviewed options for the provision of Adult Community Eating Disorders Services. The ICB invited expressions of interests from suitably qualified and experienced providers to inform their thinking about the Level of market interest and what potential capacity providers can offer across Norfolk and Waveney. The Service looked to establish a single provider across Norfolk and Waveney, to deliver specialist community adult eating disorder services across the ICS. The service will support eating disorders as per the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases - 10th Revision) and DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 5th Edition), through the provision of evidence-based interventions as part of a 'core' service offer.

The service will be informed by the NHS Adult Eating Disorders: Community, Inpatient and Intensive Day Patient Care - Guidance for commissioners and providers and its appendices and for delivery of interventions as set out in the NICE Eating Disorders Quality Standard and NICE - Eating Disorders: recognition and treatment.

Additionally, the service will include the provision of:

FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders),

ICST (Intensive Community Support Team)

Carers' Support Services

Support to Primary Care who undertake medical monitoring

Similarly, the service will have the ability and perspective to mobilise further services as part of the Norfolk and Waveney All-Age eating Disorders Strategy, such as ARFID (Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) provision in conjunction with the Integrated Care System (ICS).

Providers were asked to express an interest and were required to respond to a series of questions which were scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis. The scoring criteria for each question is stipulated within the question. Only one provider scored a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions and was deemed as compliant & capable. The Commissioner reserved the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition where there was a single provider expressing an interest and scored a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions..

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Capability Pass/Fail / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

This is a 5 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years.


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:

Providers were asked to express an interest and were required to respond to a series of questions which were scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis. The scoring criteria for each question is stipulated within the question. Only one provider scored a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be and was deemed as compliant & capable. The Commissioner reserved the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition where there was a single provider expressing an interest and scored a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions. As only one Provider scored "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions the Commissioner enacted the right to direct award to the Provider with no further competition.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


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

2 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust

Cambridge

CB21 5EF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH - East of England
NHS Organisation Data Service

RT1

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £18,408,866

Total value of the contract/lot: £18,408,866


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High court

London

EC4A 1NL

Country

United Kingdom