Section one: Contracting authority
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
UKH34 - Essex Haven Gateway
NHS Organisation Data Service
QJG
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home
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
Tier 4 Bariatric Surgery and Pre Operative Medical Therapy Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Services relating to Tier 4+ - Enabling Access to Medical and Surgical Weight Management Interventions including the urgent pathway for high BMI patients needing Gynaecological Cancer surgery.
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: £2,758,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
- UKH34 - Essex Haven Gateway
Main site or place of performance
Suffolk and North East Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of the Tier 4+ adult weight management service is to provide specialist assessment, treatment and support for individual's, aged 18 or over, with severe and complex obesity. The intervention options consist of medical and surgical treatments.
The Tier 4+ service should build on any interventions received (Tiers 1, 2 and 3) and must appropriately tailor delivery to take into account age, gender, socioeconomic status, culture and any disabilities of the individual.
The service will provide specialist dietary, pharmaceutical and psychological treatments, delivered by a multi-disciplinary team (MDT), with detailed and regular follow-ups. The Tier 4+ weight management service will align with NICE Guidance and will adhere to the SNEE ICBs policies relating to the management and treatment of obesity.
Start 1st July 2024 - End in line with current main acute contract with this provider on 31st March 2025 - 9 months in length
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award B process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The provider(s) named in this notice is being awarded the contract as the population of the named locality are being offered a choice between providers and the number of providers is not restricted by the relevant authority through provider selection.
The services which are the subject of this notice are existing services and are being awarded to a new provider(s).
The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for one period of 12 months.
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) 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Award decision-makers: Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board Executive Committee
No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes
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
28 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH34 - Essex Haven Gateway
NHS Organisation Data Service
RDE
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: £2,758,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,758,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
Country
United Kingdom