Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SH
Contact
Michael Barlow
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG3 - West Midlands
NHS Organisation Data Service
D2P2L
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://blackcountry.icb.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
Community Outbreak Response Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Black Country ICB is awarding a contract for the provision of a Community Outbreak Response Service.
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: £250,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG3 - West Midlands
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Diagnostic and treatment are a function of the ICB however there are gaps in the community in fulfilling these functions in the event of a communicable disease outbreak response, in particular diagnostics (i.e. swabs/blood), contact tracing and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). This is a patient safety risk and creates inequalities due to potential delays in timely review and treatment and the potential to prolong outbreaks.
ICBs are required to have provisions in place to support effective, timely, outbreak response for the management of all communicable diseases in the community including education settings and asylum seeker accommodation. Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, ICBs are identified as a Category 1 responder and therefore have statutory responsibilities, duties and powers which are significant in handling a communicable disease outbreak.
This service is commissioned to cover all patients registered with a BCICB GP and all contacts identified through contact tracing from the outbreak/incident.
The service specification will cover individual or outbreaks of all communicable diseases, seasonal and non-seasonal, see below. This is not an exhaustive list:
• Seasonal Influenza
• Avian Influenza
• Mpox
• Scabies
• Measles
• All Streptococcus including iGAS
• Hepatitis A, B and C
• Diphtheria
• TB latent screening, the decision to be made/requested via an IMT to support TB team, part of incident/outbreak response in the community.
• Sexual Health screening, the decision to be made/requested via an incident management team (IMT), to support Sexual Health Services, part of incident/outbreak response in the community.
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board intends to award this contract to the existing provider via Direct Award Process C as described in regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract will be for a maximum of 5 years (3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the commissioner). The anticipated annual value of the contract is £50,000. Therefore the initial 3 year period will have a value of £150,000 with the additional, optional, extension valued at £100,000.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 30th September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
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
27 August 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
Dr Imran Zaman
The Surgery, 2 The Slieve, Handsworth Wood
Birmingham
B20 2NR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG3 - West Midlands
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 30th September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The decision to award was made by the Chief Nursing Officer/Deputy Chief Executive Officer
There were no conflicts of interest noted in reaching the decision to award.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square
Wolverhampton
WV1 1SH
Country
United Kingdom