Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester District General Hospital,Turner Road
COLCHESTER
CO4 5JL
Contact
Comissioning Team
Telephone
+44 1206747474
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Virtual outpatient clinic platform for people with Parkinson’s
Reference number
ESNEFT2719
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111000 - Hospital services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Neu Health Software as a Medical Device (SAMD) platform, enabling a seamless continuation of service for current patient users. The proposal outlines a vision for Neu Health and ESNEFT to create a partnership and offer the Neu Health software for up to 300 people.
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: £9,720
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Award. 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.
14 1) Regulation 6 to 13 are subject to this regulation=
(2) Where a relevant authority considers that—
- an award or modification must be made in accordance to the existing contract whereby the continuation of service is required,
- the reason for the Direct award is to continue the existing Pilot Scheme that ESNEFT and Kneu Health Digital Ltd are collaborating to deliver.
- delaying the award of the contract or modification to satisfy the requirements of Regulations 6 to 13 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety
Title: Virtual outpatient clinic platform for people with Parkinson’s
Reference: ESNEFT2719
Kneu Health Digital Ltd
10 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 5HP
Digital Support and analysing of patients with Parkinson’s Disease at ESNEFT, to support clinical decision making and monitoring patient’s condition in real time. Supporting the service to run more efficiently through enabling the clinics to be more focused and run to time.
85111000-0 Hospital Services
£9,720 including VAT
3 months 2 weeks (13th December 2025 to 31st March 2026)
ESNEFT General and Elderly Medicine (Clinical neurology) followed all appropriate routes to source a Digital Parkinson’s Disease management platform to provide the service in accordance with Trust policies and governance.
Key Individuals - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT):
Interim Associate Director of Operations, John Tobin, ESNEFT
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Parkinson’s Disease – Sheeba Mason, ESNEFT
Consultant Neurologist – Dr Andrew Graham, ESNEFT
ESNEFT has been using the Knue Health platform for the past 12 months. There is currently limited Clinical Nurse Specialist responsible for this service, at Ipswich there is 1 wte and there is 1.6 wte at Colchester however, due to study leave Colchester have reduced resource for this service.
Previously a band 6 was employed on a ftc to support the delivery of this service at Ipswich. The division could not support the funding to support this post long-term. The delivery models for Parkinson’s disease are different between the Colchester and Ipswich hospital sites. The division are in the process ofintegrating this service across both sites.
Parkinson’s disease is on the rise, with Parkinson’s UK estimating there are now 166,000 people diagnosed with Parkinson’s in the UK. This is an increase from their previous estimate of 153,000 and is driven by the growing and ageing population in the UK. By 2030, Parkinson’s UK expect the number of people with the condition in the UK to reach 173,000.
This SAMD platform allows patients to be greater control of their health, aligns with the Trust Clinical Strategy and supports the NHS future plan. It also supports the clinical teams to manage demand with existing resource and creates an opportunity to extend PIFU for a number of these patients, meaning clinics can be optimised based on clinical need.
The ICB has agreed to fund this contract on 4-month basis to ensure that patients continue to receive their Parkinson’s disease treatment without any interruption to the service. Furthermore, this 4-month contract will allow the the division to develop plans for long-term funding, Epic integration and its delivery model for managing patients with Parkinson’s disease.
ESNEFTs future plan is to carry out a full procurement activity once this extension has completed.
All Key individuals at Section 6 completed and signed Declaration of interest Forms.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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:
This Exercise was conducted under PSR Direct Award Option C
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-078075
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
10 December 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
Neu Health Digital Ltd
10 Fitzroy Square, London,
London
W1T 5HP
Telephone
+380 444563162
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
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: £9,720
Lowest offer: £9,720 / Highest offer: £9,720 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester District General Hospital,Turner Road
COLCHESTER
CO4 5JL
Country
United Kingdom