Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
County Hall
NORWICH
NR1 2DL
Contact
Steven Worley
Telephone
+44 1603785866
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Provision of psychological therapy services to Suffolk adult eating disorder patients
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This urgent contract award is made on the grounds of patient safety, to accelerate provision of psychological therapy services to patients in Suffolk.
The urgent contract award is made to provide additional interim capacity that is not currently available within the service.
The contractor will be engaged as a contingency provider, should the existing service not have sufficient capacity to treat patients within the specified care plan duration. This measure is being taken to mitigate against potential patient harm due to elongated access times.
The contractor has been identified as suitable provider, with sufficient capacity and capability, to facilitate a contract from 1st November 2024 to 31st October 2025
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: £49,999
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This urgent contract award is made on the grounds of patient safety, to accelerate provision of psychological therapy services to patients in Suffolk.
The urgent contract award is made to provide additional interim capacity that is not currently available within the service.
The contractor will be engaged as a contingency provider, should the existing service not have sufficient capacity to treat patients within the specified care plan duration. This measure is being taken to mitigate against potential patient harm due to elongated access times.
The contractor has been identified as suitable provider, with sufficient capacity and capability, to facilitate a contract from 1st November 2024 to 31st October 2025
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / 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:
Please see section VI.3. (Additional information) for full context and justification of the Direct Award.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
1 November 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
Altum Health (Suffolk Adult ED)
16 Upper Woburn Place
London
WC1H 0AF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
12293856
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: £49,999
Total value of the contract/lot: £49,999
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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.
This contract has been made under the emergency award criteria of the Provider Selection Regime, due to the urgent service requirement to mitigate against patient safety concerns and/or risk. The contractor has been identified as the only provider of suitable quality and capacity that could deliver the requirements of this contract.
Conflicts of interest identified among the key decision makers: none.
Decision makers for this contract award:
Jo Zenzer - Contracts Manager
Chantelle Beckett - Senior Contracts Manager
Colette Turner - Improvement Director
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS TRust
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom