Contract

Hospital Navigator Scheme

  • Slough Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-033466

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-054f5d

Published 18 June 2025, 4:32pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Slough Borough Council

Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road

Slough

SL12EL

Contact

Ankur Patel

Email

ankur.patel@slough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1753475111

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ11 - Berkshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.slough.gov.uk

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

Hospital Navigator Scheme

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85110000 - Hospital and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Hospital Navigator Scheme (HNS) involves a Hospital Navigator co-ordinator to work with a team of volunteers who are based in the Emergency Department (ED) - for Slough at Wexham Park Hospital. The Navigators engage with children and young people who present for emergency treatment - either as a direct experience of violence, or the possible root causes of violence, such as substance abuse or mental health crisis'. The Navigator connects with the vulnerable young people which can lead to ongoing support beyond the hospital to obtain necessary specialist input from community services

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: £68,500

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

High level outcomes which the service is expected to make direct contribution to:

1) To stabilise individuals and reduce their reliance upon the local public health systems

2) To improve individuals engaged life chances and reduce vulnerability towards violence  

3) To reduce the number of re-attendances to ED  

4) To reduce the cost to the Multi -agency partnership area in each of the 9 areas - terms Health, social care, police, local authority, education.

5) Members of the community feel empowered to be part of the solution to serious violence in their area 

Contract Start Date: 1st July 2025

Contract End Date: 31st March 2028

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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) Regulation 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Monday 30th June 2025. The contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice service as an intention to award under PSR.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

11 June 2025

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

AIK SAATH

Slough

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
Companies House

4335784

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £68,500


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) Regulation 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Monday 30th June 2025. The contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice service as an intention to award under PSR.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom