Contract

Digital/Remote Psychological Therapies

  • Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-025717

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048aac

Published 13 August 2024, 5:18pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

The Lodge, Lodge Approach

Wickford

SS11 7XX

Email

richard.whiteside2@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eput.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.eput.nhs.uk

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

Digital/Remote Psychological Therapies

Reference number

C142991

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Digital/Remote Psychological Therapies

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: £220,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply of Digital/Remote Psychological Therapies

We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following PSR Direct Award Process C (DAP C)

The contract is awarded at zero value, and is based on an activity based charge, with a maximum contract value of £220,000

The services will be provided from 14th August 2024, until 31st March 2025.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Cost criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100

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:

PSR DAP C Award

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

13 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Xyla Health and Wellbeing (Acacium Group)

Caledonia House 223 Pentonville Road

London

N19NG

Telephone

+44 2079591003

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

03156103

Internet address

http://www.ukics.com

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: £220,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £220,000


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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 23rd August 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’

Award decision-makers - EPUT Executive Operational Committee

No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.

The following key criteria were used to make the decision;

Quality & Innovation
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
Social Value

The selected supplier meets all of our expectations against these criterion, and in some aspects they exceed expectations.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS England

7-8 Wellington Place

Leeds

LS1 4AP

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/