Contract

The Follow Me Service for the Wessex ODN

  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-061512

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a64a

Published 1 October 2025, 7:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO166YD

Contact

Nichola Cookson

Email

nichola.cookson@uhs.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ32 - Southampton

NHS Organisation Data Service

RHM

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Follow Me Service for the Wessex ODN

Reference number

85112200

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85112200 - Outpatient care services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

B. The Service aims to improve access to testing and treatment for hepatitis C across community 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: £260,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85112200 - Outpatient care services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Service aims to improve access to testing and treatment for hepatitis C across community services; An award has been made following direct award process A. The lifetime of this contract is 2 years. The services are to be provided from 1 July 2024 until 1 July 2026.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1. The Purchaser may opt to extend the Contract Term once by up to 5 years.

2. If the Provider wishes to exercise the option to extend the Contract Term, the Provider must give written notice to that effect to the Purchaser no later than 8 weeks before the Expiry Date as at the date of the written notice.

3. The option to extend the Contract Term may be exercised in conjunction with any variation to the Contract permitted by and in accordance with (Variations).

4. If the Purchaser gives notice to extend the Contract Term in accordance with paragraph 2 above, the Contract Term will be extended by the period specified in that notice and the Expiry Date will be deemed to be the date of expiry of that period.


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 contract will be awarded under 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

1 July 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

The Hepatitis C Trust

LONDON

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Charity Commission (England and Wales)

1104279

Internet address

https://www.hepctrust.org.uk/

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: £260,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £260,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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. Hepatology Department in the Trust are the decision makers for utilising the service

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Hepatology Department

Southampton

Country

United Kingdom