ADHD Shared Care (All Age) - Urgent Award
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The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has awarded a contract under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for an "ADHD Shared Care (All Age) - Urgent Award". The contract was awarded to Thrive Health Hubs, trading as Thurrock Health Hubs, to address the withdrawal of prescribing services by several practices and ensure continuity of ADHD care. This urgent procurement resulted from unforeseen circumstances affecting patient care, and it bypassed the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The contract is valued at £20,000 and runs from 15th June 2025 to 31st March 2026 in the Mid and South Essex region, focusing on pharmacy services within the healthcare industry category. The procurement method used was limited, selecting a current provider with assured capability. This contract presents a unique opportunity for businesses engaged in healthcare services, particularly those specialising in pharmacy and patient care.
Companies capable of scaling rapidly and providing specialised ADHD care can benefit from similar procurement opportunities, especially those already in partnership with healthcare boards or with the infrastructure to support urgent care demands. Small to medium enterprises, like Thurrock Health Hubs, that can demonstrate robustness and adaptability, are well-suited to compete in such environments, thereby fostering business growth through strategic partnerships and responsive service offerings.
The ICB has experienced a number of practices serving notice on the prescribing of Adult ADHD medication (and are following suit on paediatric ADHD medication prescribing). The intention was that these patients would return to the specialist service that prescribed the medication originally in order to get their ongoing care. However, in the medium term it is apparent that those service providers will not be able to scale up at pace to meet the increased demand.
As an interim solution we will commission ADHD Shared Care Prescribing Service to Thrive Health Hubs Trading as Thurrock Health Hubs to deliver the service from 15th June 2025 to 31st March 2026. The indicative value of the contract is PS20,000 for the period. The award is being made urgently in order to provide continuity of care.
There is significant risk that if this award was not made there would be an impact on this cohort of patients to their health. The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the relevant authority and delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. The urgent provision is to an existing provider who holds contracts on behalf of the ICB and has been recently assessed for other contracts which provides assurance to the capability and capacity to deliver the services required over the next ten months whilst a longer terms solution is developed.
The ICB has experienced a number of practices serving notice on the prescribing of Adult ADHD medication (and are following suit on paediatric ADHD medication prescribing). The intention was that these patients would return to the specialist service that prescribed the medication originally in order to get their ongoing care. However, in the medium term it is apparent that those service providers will not be able to scale up at pace to meet the increased demand. As an interim solution we will commission ADHD Shared Care Prescribing Service to Thrive Health Hubs Trading as Thurrock Health Hubs to deliver the service from 15th June 2025 to 31st March 2026. The indicative value of the contract is PS20,000 for the period. The award is being made urgently in order to provide continuity of care. There is significant risk that if this award was not made there would be an impact on this cohort of patients to their health. The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the relevant authority and delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. The urgent provision is to an existing provider who holds contracts on behalf of the ICB and has been recently assessed for other contracts which provides assurance to the capability and capacity to deliver the services required over the next ten months whilst a longer terms solution is developed.
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