Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Oxfordshire County Council
3rd Floor, County Hall
Oxford
OX1 1ND
Contact
Mr David Hodgson
David.Hodgson@Oxfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 0
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's 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
NHS Health Checks - Supplementary Service
Reference number
DN602804
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
• The NHS Health Check is a national programme offering a health check-up for adults in England aged 40 to 74 every five years. One of the largest prevention programmes of its type in the world, the programme is designed to help prevent and detect early signs of heart disease, kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes and dementia.
• In Oxfordshire, and since 2013, the Council have adopted a service model where GP Practices are the only service provider. As of 1st April 2021, this was commissioned with 68 GP Practices via a Call-off Contract (Lot 1 - NHS Health Checks) under the Dynamic Approved Provider List Agreement (DAPL) for the Provision of Community Primary Care Services. Approval has been granted by Public Health DLT for a new DAPL Agreement Framework for a period of four years, with new Call-off Contracts being issued to begin on 1st April 2022. To date, 65 out of these 68 GP Practices have applied to deliver the NHS Health Check Programme until 31st March 2026.
• The effect of COVID-19 on Primary Care settings ability to deliver the NHS Health Check Programme, when compared to pre-pandemic, has been extremely challenging as they have rightly had to mobilise and respond to the pandemic as it evolved, including leading on mass vaccination. At its peaks, NHS England and Improvement have issued Community Service Prioritisation Framework Guidance to Primary Care requesting it to pause provision of NHS Health Checks.
• When Public Health England (PHE) updated its NHS Health Check Restart Preparation guidance to Local Authorities in April 2021, they recommended applying the principle of proportionate universalism, delivering Checks in a way that prioritised resources and effort by inviting those who are most likely to be at higher risk of CVD. The guidance also stated that where Primary Care is the dominant Service Provider of NHS Health Checks, as it is in Oxfordshire, the Local Authority should now consider alternative models of delivery when making local decisions on the future provision of the service.
• The aim of this contract is to develop and implement a new Supplementary NHS Health Check Service in Oxfordshire that will begin to restore provision of NHS Health Checks using a proportionate universalism approach.
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: £950,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
• The NHS Health Check is a national programme offering a health check-up for adults in England aged 40 to 74 every five years. One of the largest prevention programmes of its type in the world, the programme is designed to help prevent and detect early signs of heart disease, kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes and dementia.
• In Oxfordshire, and since 2013, the Council have adopted a service model where GP Practices are the only service provider. As of 1st April 2021, this was commissioned with 68 GP Practices via a Call-off Contract (Lot 1 - NHS Health Checks) under the Dynamic Approved Provider List Agreement (DAPL) for the Provision of Community Primary Care Services. Approval has been granted by Public Health DLT for a new DAPL Agreement Framework for a period of four years, with new Call-off Contracts being issued to begin on 1st April 2022. To date, 65 out of these 68 GP Practices have applied to deliver the NHS Health Check Programme until 31st March 2026.
• The effect of COVID-19 on Primary Care settings ability to deliver the NHS Health Check Programme, when compared to pre-pandemic, has been extremely challenging as they have rightly had to mobilise and respond to the pandemic as it evolved, including leading on mass vaccination. At its peaks, NHS England and Improvement have issued Community Service Prioritisation Framework Guidance to Primary Care requesting it to pause provision of NHS Health Checks.
• When Public Health England (PHE) updated its NHS Health Check Restart Preparation guidance to Local Authorities in April 2021, they recommended applying the principle of proportionate universalism, delivering Checks in a way that prioritised resources and effort by inviting those who are most likely to be at higher risk of CVD. The guidance also stated that where Primary Care is the dominant Service Provider of NHS Health Checks, as it is in Oxfordshire, the Local Authority should now consider alternative models of delivery when making local decisions on the future provision of the service.
• The aim of this contract is to develop and implement a new Supplementary NHS Health Check Service in Oxfordshire that will begin to restore provision of NHS Health Checks using a proportionate universalism approach.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 84
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 16
Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail
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
Open procedure
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: 2022/S 000-015478
Section five. Award of contract
Title
NHS Health Checks - Supplementary Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 September 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ICE Creates Ltd
Wirral
CH41 5LH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £950,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Oxfordshire County Council
Oxford
OX1 1ND
Country
United Kingdom