Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park, Colchester
CO4 9QR
Contact
Bilal Tabasum
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Carpal Tunnel Services in North East Essex
Reference number
ACE-0484-2021-NEE
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) invited suitably qualified service providers to submit tenders for the provision of Carpal Tunnel Services in North East Essex to establish a single community provider.
This will be a Community Service provided under a separate community contract. The Provider will receive all North East Essex referrals into this community service and there will be a community fixed price tariff i.e. non Payment by Results (PbR).
Referrals will be made by North East Essex GP Practices, the community physiotherapy service and the Clinical Assessment Service. In line with the Department of Health Patient Choice Framework, as a community service is available, there will be no legal requirement for a patient to be offered a choice of provider.
GP practices will make the initial assessment and provide the first stage of conservative treatment i.e. wrist brace (where deemed appropriate) in primary care. Practices that are clinically competent will also administer steroid injections as the second stage of conservative treatment where appropriate. Practices recorded by the CCG as not being able to administer injections will refer patients to this community service for one course of treatment only (unless exceptional circumstances
such as surgery is not an option).
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: £2,890,448
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) invited suitably qualified service providers to submit tenders for the provision of Carpal Tunnel Services in North East Essex to establish a single community provider.
Following receipt of an injection, patients will be discharged back to their GP. If the GP believes that the conservative treatment has not been effective following the prescribed period, the GP may make a separate referral for Carpal surgery. Where following assessment by this service, the patient is found to have more complex needs and requires referral to an acute provider, this Service will make the referral to the provider.
The CCG has sought to commission a consistent, timely, high quality, flexible and accessible service to patients that will focus on patient outcomes.
The CCG has sought to commission a Community Provider that can deliver this NHS non-urgent clinical pathway through:
•Clinical assessment and treatment in line with NICE guidelines
•Accredited clinicians with established peer review programme
•Provision of appropriate CQC compliant premises and facilities
•Access to Electromyograph (EMGs) tests where further diagnosis is required
•Assessment and treatment offered in line within defined response times
•Ability to run ad hoc clinics in a community setting for assessment and conservative
treatment
•Flexible operating times that will accommodate working patients
•Increased self-management through provision of education and advice
•A robust programme of planned clinical audits to demonstrate planned cycles of continual measurement and improvement
•Package prices on a cost per case basis via a local tariff i.e. consultation, assessment, procedure and follow-ups as necessary.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Workforce / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Procedures and Performance / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Mobilisation / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 25%
Quality criterion - Name: Environmental, Sustainability / Weighting: 7.5%
Quality criterion - Name: IM&T and IG / Weighting: 7.5%
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 5%
Price - Weighting: 20%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The aggregate contract term will be for 7 years (an initial 60 months, with the option to extend by a further 24 months).
You are advised that the £2,890,448 value relates to the 7 years (5 years plus option to extend by 2 years).
The maximum contract value for the 5-year contract is £2,024,585.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The services which this process relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by the Public Procurement Amendments, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 ("The Regulations"). As such, the CCG does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-021538
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Carpal Tunnel Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tollgate Clinic Limited
900 The Crescent Colchester Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,890,448
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Aspen House Stephenson Road Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Aspen House, Stephenson Road, The Severalls Business Park
Colchester
CO4 9QR
Country
United Kingdom