Contract

PH011/2024 Addressing Inequalities in Cancer Screening Project across South Tees

  • Middlesbrough Council
  • Redcar & Cleveland Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-025152

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0483ab

Published 9 August 2024, 9:24am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Middlesbrough Council

Town Hall

Middlesbrough

TS1 2TD

Contact

Sam Haran

Email

sam_haran@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1642729447

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC12 - South Teesside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Redcar & Cleveland Council

Redcar And Cleveland House

Redcar

TS10 1RT

Contact

Sam Haran

Email

sam_haran@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1642729447

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC12 - South Teesside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.redcar-cleveland@gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

PH011/2024 Addressing Inequalities in Cancer Screening Project across South Tees

Reference number

PH011/2024

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The provider will work with GP practices across South Tees to increase cervical screening uptake in those practices from the most deprived IMD deciles and that have the lowest screening uptake. Patients targeted will be those that have not responded to previous screening invitations.

The most suitable provider, ELM Alliance have been chosen as they currently have data sharing agreements with all GP practices acros South Tees. This is a key critial success factor as the project will incorporate a dedicated team of callers to go through practice lists and telephone patients that do not have an adequate cervical screening status recorded. The callers will contact patients, inform them of the importance of cervical screening and book them into a cervical screening clinic appointment.

It is anticipated that the project will run for 6 months, providing a delivery of 26 weeks, during the 30 week window of September 2024 to March 2025.

The provider will be expected to collate a minimum data set (MDS) including NHS number, age, ethnicity, postcode, GP practice, screening accepted/declined. If declined reason for declining and any support offered to attend, translator, support with travel costs or other.

The provider is expected to submit KPIs relating to the service delivery to the Commissioner as agreed at the commencement of the contract.

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: £40,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC12 - South Teesside
Main site or place of performance

South Teesside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provider will work with GP practices across South Tees to increase cervical screening uptake in those practices from the most deprived IMD deciles and that have the lowest screening uptake. Patients targeted will be those that have not responded to previous screening invitations.

The most suitable provider, ELM Alliance have been chosen as they currently have data sharing agreements with all GP practices acros South Tees. This is a key critial success factor as the project will incorporate a dedicated team of callers to go through practice lists and telephone patients that do not have an adequate cervical screening status recorded. The callers will contact patients, inform them of the importance of cervical screening and book them into a cervical screening clinic appointment.

It is anticipated that the project will run for 6 months, providiing a delivery of 26 weeks, during the 30 week wiondow of September 2024 to March 2025.

The provider will be expected to collate a minimum data set (MDS) including NHS number, age, ethnicity, postcode, GP practice, screening accepted/declined. If declined reason for declining and any support offered to attend, translator, support with travel costs or other.

The provider is expected to submit KPIs relating to the service delivery to the Commissioner as agreed at the commencement of the contract.

New service

New provider

Contract dates 1st September 2024 to 31st March 2025.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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:

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 21/08/2024. 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: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-024783


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

PH011/2024

Title

PH011/2024 Addressing Inequalities in Cancer Screening Project across South Tees

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ELM Alliance Ltd

Middlesbrough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC12 - South Teesside
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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: £40,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £40,000


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 the relevant authority by 21/08/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'

Middlesbrough council DPH

No conflicts noted

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Middlesbrough Council

Middle

Country

United Kingdom