Contract

NHS Devon - Primary Care Special Allocation Service

  • NHS Devon Integrated Care Board

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract award notice)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-033472

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0417d2

Published 13 November 2023, 2:30pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board

County Hall, Topsham road,

Exeter

EX2 4QD

Email

d-icb.contracting@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK4 - Devon

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://onedevon.org.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

NHS Devon - Primary Care Special Allocation Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85121000 - Medical practice services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) sought to commission a Primary Medical Care Services - Special Allocation Service (SAS). The service will provide a secure environment in which patients , residing within the County of Devon, who have been violent or aggressive with their GP practice can receive core primary medical services (Essential and Additional 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: £440,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK4 - Devon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (the Commissioner) sought to commission a Primary Medical Care Services - Special Allocation Service (SAS). The service will provide a secure environment in which patients , residing within the County of Devon, who have been violent or aggressive with their GP practice can receive core primary medical services (Essential and Additional Services).

A contract was awarded to Queens Medical Centre (Fuller and Forbes Partnership) for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months, commencing 01 August 2023. The annual contract value is £220,000. The total contract award value is £440,000

two.2.14) Additional information

The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form 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:

The value of the service is below the threshold for light touch regime services.

The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

15N-DA-Queens_APMS_SAS

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Queens Medical Centre (Fuller and Forbes Partnership)

6 Queen Street

Barnstaple

EX32 8HY

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK4 - Devon
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £440,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £440,000