Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street
BRISTOL
BS1 6AG
bnssg.acutecontracting@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Shire Hall, Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
NHS Organisation Data Service
QR1
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Practice Plus Group_A
Reference number
BNSSG_103_2024-26_Practice Plus Group_A
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The aim of this service specification is to indicate the requirements for sustainable, evidence based, high quality, value for money provision of elective care to NHS Patients. This will support local waiting time targets and activity plans and provide patient choice and activity.
The service will provide routine elective secondary care services for patients in the following specialties (though these may be amended in line with General Condition 13)
• ENT
• Oral Surgery (Complexity level 2)
• General Surgery
• Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics/Musculoskeletal including joints and pain management (in line with local pathways relating to the management of these conditions)
• Ophthalmology including potential for community Age-related Macular Degeneration/Glaucoma
• Urology
• Gastroenterology including upper and lower GI endoscopy
• Diagnostics procedures forming part of an agreed pathway
• Direct access to the below diagnostics procedures:
o X-ray
o MRI
o Ultrasound
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: £0.01
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this service specification is to indicate the requirements for sustainable, evidence based, high quality, value for money provision of elective care to NHS Patients. This will support local waiting time targets and activity plans and provide patient choice and activity.
The service will provide routine elective secondary care services for patients in the following specialties (though these may be amended in line with General Condition 13)
• ENT
• Oral Surgery (Complexity level 2)
• General Surgery
• Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics/Musculoskeletal including joints and pain management (in line with local pathways relating to the management of these conditions)
• Ophthalmology including potential for community Age-related Macular Degeneration/Glaucoma
• Urology
• Gastroenterology including upper and lower GI endoscopy
• Diagnostics procedures forming part of an agreed pathway
• Direct access to the below diagnostics procedures:
o X-ray
o MRI
o Ultrasound
The services will include, where appropriate;
• Pre-treatment e.g. referral processes; triage/clinical assessment; diagnostics; consultation; pre-treatment assessment and / or work up.
• Treatment e.g. outpatient/ambulatory/inpatient treatment; joint assessments.
• Discharge e.g. expected physical, self-care, psychological capabilities prior to discharge.
This is a service specification for routine elective, multi-disciplinary inpatient, day case, outpatient procedures, outpatient services and diagnostics from independent sector providers.
The providers must be able to offer the full patient pathway at specialty level for acute elective surgery from the first outpatient to completion of treatment with the exception of occupational therapy / physiotherapy, (as contained in 3.5.3 below).
The award has been made following Direct Award Process B. The procurement has been conducted in line with Right To Choose requirements.
This is an activity-based contract with no guaranteed value.
The contract has been awarded for the period 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2026 with no provision for extension included
South Central and West Commissioning Support, have submitted this notice on behalf of the ICBs.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / 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:
The procurement has been conducted in line with Right to Choose requirements.
Re-award under patient choice requirements.
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
Contract No
BNSSG_103_2024-26_Practice Plus Group_A
Title
Practice Plus Group_A
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 April 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
Practice Plus Group Hospitals Limited
Ground Floor, 1330 Arlington Business Park
Reading
RG7 4SA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
Companies House
07669163
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £0.01
Total value of the contract/lot: £0.01
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Award Decision made by - Niall Mitchell, Deputy Head of Acute Contracts (Acute and Mental Health)
No conflicts of interest were identified or declared during the process
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom