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Awarded· 7 Jan 2025

Community Health Services (Collaborative)

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust · Chelmsford, East

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Community Health Services (Collaborative). It is a contract for other health and social care in Chelmsford.

Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    North East London NHS Foundation Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:31

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 08:55

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About this tender

In brief

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Community Health Services (Collaborative). It is a contract for other health and social care in Chelmsford. The contract went to North East London NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 7 January 2025. The contract value is £105,679,347.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 3 February 2025. The notice number is 003402-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4d.

Summary of the contracting process

The Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has recently completed the tender for the provision of Community Health Services in Mid and South Essex. The contract, titled "Community Health Services (Collaborative)", falls within the service category and specifically pertains to community health services. This procurement process is at the award stage, with a contract start date of 1 April 2024 and an expiry date of 31 March 2027.

The total value of this contract is £105,679,347. The contracting process has adhered to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, and the awarded contract foregoes the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

The services will be provided across the UKH3 region by a collaborative including Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, and Provide CIC, with the former acting as the main contracting entity. By securing this contract, the successful provider will establish a strong foothold in the Mid and South Essex region, delivering essential community health services.

The notice in full

Community services in Mid and South Essex are delivered by three organisations - EPUT, Provide CIC and NELFT. The three sovereign organisations have been working as a provider collaborative for 3 years under a contractual joint venture. The provider collaborative is known as the Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative (MSECC).

All three community contracts are coterminous. EPUT are hosting the single contract for community services across the ICS with Provide CIC and NELFT as subcontractors. Please refer to the notice by MSEICB reference 010435-2024.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Description of the services to be provided: Community health services.

    We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.

    The approximate lifetime value of the contract is: PS105,679,347

    Start date: 01/04/2024

    Expiry date: 31/03/2027

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£105,679,347

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
003402-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4d
CPV code
85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is based in Chelmsford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Chelmsford
Town
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode
SS11 7XX
Electoral ward
Rettendon and Runwell
Constituency
Maldon
Delivery area
Essex
Region
East
Sub-region
Heart of Essex
Area
Essex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Category
Services
Contact
Richard Whiteside
Phone
+44 1375364470
Address
Wickford, SS11 7XX · East · England
Call +44 1375364470

Awarded supplier

Supplier
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Community Health Services (Collaborative)

Who won the Community Health Services (Collaborative) contract?

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to North East London NHS Foundation Trust on 7 January 2025.

How much is the Community Health Services (Collaborative) contract worth?

The contract value is £105,679,347.

Who is the buyer for Community Health Services (Collaborative)?

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, based in Chelmsford, East. The named contact is Richard Whiteside, on +44 1375364470.

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