Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North East London ICB
London
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://northeastlondon.icb.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
Barking and Dagenham,Havering and Redbrige Simple Post Op Wound Care Service- Together First
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The service is for residents registered with GPs in Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham, who have a simple wound care need.
The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level and the intention is to award the providers the contract for the period 01 October 2025 to 31 March 2027, following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is no change to the contract terms.
The lifetime value of the contract is £191,880 (based on 18 months cost)
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: £191,880
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service is for residents registered with GPs in Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham, who have a simple wound care need.
The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level and the intention is to award the providers the contract for the period 01 October 2025 to 31 March 2027, following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is no change to the contract terms.
The lifetime value of the contract is £191,880 (based on 18 months cost)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard with weighting of 85% / Weighting: 85
Price - Weighting: N/A
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The following line should be included: '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) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'
Written representations should be sent to shivani.choudhary@nhs.net
Award decision makers: Shivani Choudhary, Head of Planning and Programmes, Redbridge
There were no conflict of interest identified in the decision making process.
Scoring from 0 - 4 was used to calculate % for each criteria. % weighting based on importance of the criteria in the service requirement. As this service is needed to meet individual's choice on place of death and address local and national access and inequality - the criteria for Choice and Equality was given the highest weighting of 30%. The criteria of Social Value is relatively new that all providers are working towards. In recognition of this the Social Value criteria was given a lower weighting of 10%. The remaining 60% was divided equally between the remaining criteria - Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability, Value, and Quality and Innovation, as these were of equal weighting to the service delivery. .
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) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by [16th September 2025]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
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
2 September 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
Together First
Laburnum health centre,Althorne way,Dagenham,Essex
Dagenham
RM10 7DF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £191,880
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
When the standstill period has closed and the contract has been awarded to the intended provider, you must append a Corrigendum to the Contract Award Notice (intention to award) declaring that the contract has now been awarded.
The Corrigendum should state:
'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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.'
You must confirm the following:
- date of contract award and dates between which the services are intended be provided; and
- confirm the lifetime value of the contract or, where it is not known, the amounts payable to the provider under the contract.
If there was a review during the standstill period, you must also include details of the individual(s) involved in the review and in the final award decision. You must note any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
North East London ICB
London
Country
United Kingdom