Awarded contract

Integrated Healthcare Services to Surrey Prisons and HMP/YOI Bronzefield for NHS England (NHSE) South East

  • NHS England

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

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-034173

Published 2 December 2022, 11:55am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

Premier House, 60 Caversham Road

Reading

Contact

Louise Smith

Email

Scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ11 - Berkshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.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

Integrated Healthcare Services to Surrey Prisons and HMP/YOI Bronzefield for NHS England (NHSE) South East

Reference number

WA9251/AN

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) South East sought to commission a prime provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Integrated Healthcare Services to the following establishments in Surrey.

• HMP Downview

• HMP Send

• HMP Bronzefield

• HMP Coldingley

• HMP High Down

NHSE/I will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract elements to other specialist providers.

This service was commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prisons and as such this model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated service delivery system, both within the prisons and onwards into the community. The service will focus on delivering person-centred care within seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial interventions services in prison, and facilitating arrangements through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care. Close joint working with other healthcare services, as well as other departments within the prison is imperative to the success of the delivery of this 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: £165,487,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England (NHSE) South East sought to commission a prime provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Integrated Healthcare Services to the following establishments in Surrey.

• HMP Downview

• HMP Send

• HMP Bronzefield

• HMP Coldingley

• HMP High Down

NHSE/I will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract elements to other specialist providers.

This service was commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prisons and as such this model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated service delivery system, both within the prisons and onwards into the community. The service will focus on delivering person-centred care within seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial interventions services in prison, and facilitating arrangements through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care. Close joint working with other healthcare services, as well as other departments within the prison is imperative to the success of the delivery of this service.

The healthcare services in the contract include, but not limited to:

• General Practitioners provision

• Primary Care Nursing (including long term conditions)

• Dental services

• Gender specific considerations (addressing the specific needs of the female population)

• Pharmacy Services (including OOH provision)

• Inpatient Unit facility (as applicable)

• Substance Misuse Services

• Primary and Secondary Mental Health and Learning Disability Services

• Health Promotion and Prevention

• Musculoskeletal therapies

• Smoking cessation

• Blood Born Viruses testing to include funding, access and delivery (including provision of testing facilities where necessary)

• Consultant-led pain management clinics

• Therapies / clinics (including but not limited to)

• Dietetics

• Weight management

• Optometry

• Pain management

• Physiotherapy

• Podiatry

• Audiology

• Obstetrics

• Gynaecology

• Transgender (m-f, f-m)

• Personality Disorder

• Occupational Therapy

• Speech and Language Therapy

• Talking Therapies and counselling

• Sexual Health screening - Tiers (1, 2)

• Escorts and bed watches (via risk share agreements)

• Appropriate administrative and data management support

The provider will also be responsible for ensuring effective and meaningful pathways of care are established with secondary care/diagnostics and other services outside of this specification, including hospital-based services, to meet patient's health needs.

There are separate integrated health and wellbeing services specifications for the male prisons and female prisons.

The contract is due to commence on 1st April 2023, and the contract duration will be 7 years.

The maximum contract value was £165,487,000 over the contract term.

The maximum contract envelope is based on current operational capacity figures.

Any change to prison population(s) will be managed through a contract variation process.

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

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-016072


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

8 November 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), Trust Headquarters, 350 Euston Road, Regent's Place

London

NW1 3AX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £165,486,999

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Proportion: 35 %

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

Name - DoctorPA Ltd

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - GP Services

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor : 6.9%

Name - First Community Health & Care CIC

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - Podiatry - Physiotherapy - Dietician

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor : 0.5%

Name - Premier Physical Healthcare

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables: Podiatry - Physio Services

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor : 0.1%

Name - Spark Inside

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - Through the gate (u25 POC)

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor : 0.6%

Name - The Forward Trust

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - Substance Misuse Provider

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor: 20.5%

Name - Choices Islington

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - Providing counselling services to clients in prison specifically around pregnancy loss/child loss/child separation

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor : 0.4%

Name; The Prison Opticians Company

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables; Optometry Provider

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor: 0.8%

Name - Healthshare Diagnostics LTD

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - X-ray, radiology, and ultrasound services.

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor: 0.2%

Name - Women in Prison

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - Through the gate (Women)

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor: 1.4%

Name - Time for Teeth

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - Dental healthcare services

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor: 2.8%

Name - Birth Companions

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - Counselling/Support (Peri Natal Team)

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor: 0.1%

Name - Recoop

The role each sub-contractor will take in providing the works and /or supplies e.g. key contract deliverables - Menopause Service (Women)

The approximate % of contractual obligations assigned to each sub-contractor: 0.4%


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) 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).

The tendering process has been conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority ran a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

Neither the inclusion of a selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.

The Contracting Authority has voluntarily observed the award decision notices provisions and held a 10 day standstill period as described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court in London

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.