Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM
Building 1000,Dockside Road
LONDON
E162QU
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main 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
GP Public Health and Prevention Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Since the Council took over the commissioning of these community-health services from the NHS in 2014-15 performance has typically improved steadily year-on-year. For the last three years Newham has been the highest ranked Council in England for the uptake of NHS Health Checks among eligible residents aged 40-74. Maintaining the high standards of uptake for Health Checks is more important than ever: since the onset of the COVID pandemic the number of cases of diabetes and heart disease detected by health checks has increased.
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: £4,886,250
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
1.6 The public health services currently provided by NHC are NHSHCs, Sexual Health Services , HIV Screening for New Patients and the GP Opiate Dependency Service ('Shared Care'). Between 2018 and 2023, NHC have delivered some excellent outcomes for these services, including:
- The highest uptake rate of NHS Health Checks across England and Wales.
- Identification of over 4,000 residents that were diagnosed with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes, or were found to be at increased risk of developing these conditions.
- Identification of eleven previously undiagnosed cases of HIV.
- Over 3,000 fittings of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC).
1.7 These community-based services also support the Council's drive to improve the wider prevention and wellbeing landscape in Newham through the Well Newham programme of works For example, patients identified at NHSHC with increased risk of CVD or diabetes are referred into the Council's weight and movement services. Similarly, new cases of hypertension or diabetes diagnosed at NHSHC are referred into specialist clinical management programmes commissioned by the North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB).
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
A waiver of the Council's Contract Standing Order 8.1 requiring a full market tender because GPs are the only provider in the market able to deliver these services to the required standard.
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/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Newham Health Collaborative
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Newham Health Collaborative
na
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £4,886,250
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom