Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
Stafford Education & Enterprise Park, Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0BF
Contact
Paulo Sousa-Cabral
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
NHS Organisation Data Service
QNC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
GP Advice and Guidance Service
Reference number
TBC
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This contract is for the provision of GP Advice and Guidance Service. GP can access a network of Secondary Care consultants for advice with patient triage and onward referral.
This contract has a block element of £36,000 per annum plus a cost and volume element paid at price per activity. The cost and volume activity for 2023/24 was £50,466.
This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the xxth of October 2024 for 12 months bringing the lifetime value of the contract to the value of c. £86,000. Under the test for considerable change this is within the permitted criteria (not exceeding £500,000 and 25%).
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-031575
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
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II.1.4
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This contract is for the provision of GP Advice and Guidance Service. GP can access a network of Secondary Care consultants for advice with patient triage and onward referral.
This contract has a block element of £36,000 per annum plus a cost and volume element paid at price per activity. The cost and volume activity for 2023/24 was £50,466.
This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 23rdof October 2024 for 12 months bringing the lifetime value of the contract to the value of c. £86,000. Under the test for considerable change this is within the permitted criteria (not exceeding £500,000 and 25%).
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This contract is for the provision of GP Advice and Guidance Service. GP can access a network of Secondary Care consultants for advice with patient triage and onward referral.
This contract has a block element of £36,000 per annum plus a cost and volume element paid at price per activity. The cost and volume activity for 2023/24 was £50,466.
This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 15th of October 2024 to 30th of September 2025 bringing the lifetime value of the contract to the value of c. £86,000. Under the test for considerable change this is within the permitted criteria (not exceeding £500,000 and 25%).
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Description of the services to be provided: This contract is for the provision of GP Advice and Guidance Service. GP can access a network of Secondary Care consultants for advice with patient triage and onward referral. This service is for East Staffordshire and South East GP Practices only.
The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £86,000.
The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: xx/10/2024 to xx/10/2025.
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Description of the services to be provided: This contract is for the provision of GP Advice and Guidance Service. GP can access a network of Secondary Care consultants for advice with patient triage and onward referral. This service is for East Staffordshire and South East GP Practices only.
The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is circa £86,000.
The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 15/10/2024 to 30/09/2025.
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VI.3
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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 the xxth of October 2024 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Email address where written representations should be sent: governance@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk
Details of the award decision-makers: NHS SSOT ICB Finance and Performance Committee 3rd of September 2024
Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: The PCCD MDT and POG agreement and approval processes seek to identify any Conflicts of Interest and, if declared, these are documented and managed according to SSOT ICB policy. Persons with known or declared Conflicts of Interest would be excluded from the decision-making process. In this case, no conflicts were declared by any members of the ICB's Finance and Performance Committee.
Relative importance and rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: The term of an existing contract (including Modification) is due to expire xx/10/2024 and the ICB is proposing a new contract to replace this at the end of its term. The contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract. The key criteria and basic selection criteria has been applied. The ICB Quality & Finance teams undertook diligence and details checks recorded on the DMR Tracker held by the ICB.
seven.2) Other 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 the 14th of October 2024 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Email address where written representations should be sent: governance@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk
Details of the award decision-makers: NHS SSOT ICB Finance and Performance Committee 3rd of September 2024
Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: The PCCD MDT and POG agreement and approval processes seek to identify any Conflicts of Interest and, if declared, these are documented and managed according to SSOT ICB policy. Persons with known or declared Conflicts of Interest would be excluded from the decision-making process. In this case, no conflicts were declared by any members of the ICB's Finance and Performance Committee.
Relative importance and rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: The term of an existing contract (including Modification) is due to expire and the ICB is proposing a new contract to replace this at the end of its term. The contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract. The key criteria and basic selection criteria has been applied. The ICB Quality & Finance teams undertook diligence and details checks recorded on the DMR Tracker held by the ICB.