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Awarded· 24 Mar 2025

Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (icb) · Lewes, South East

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (icb) has awarded Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes.

Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Alliance for Better Care

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 15:39

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 13:11

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (icb) has awarded Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Lewes. The contract went to Alliance for Better Care. It was awarded on 24 March 2025. The contract value is £2,892,849.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 22 April 2025. The notice number is 016254-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f9a5.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is overseeing the procurement process for the "Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service" project. This project falls under the services category, specifically focusing on medical practice and related services, with operations based in Sussex. The current stage of this procurement is the award phase, with a contract formally awarded on 10th April 2025.

The contract extends from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2026, valuing £2,892,849 over an 18-month period. This procurement follows the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and was awarded through a direct award process. Key evaluation criteria included quality, value, integration, and social value, emphasizing the need for a service that accommodates vulnerabilities and promotes access to healthcare.

The awarded contract represents a substantial investment in regional healthcare services for vulnerable populations, including asylum seekers and refugees, enhancing service provision while ensuring sustainable and integrative approaches.

The notice in full

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: The wrap around service will deliver a seven-day service with clinical cover between the hours of 8am - 8pm across the whole of Sussex for asylum seekers in contingency hotels commissioned by the Home Office, those with settled status under the ACRs scheme and Ministry of Defence sites for those with settled status under the ARAP scheme.

They will provide a wraparound service for urgent medical needs whilst liaising with other key stakeholders including general practice, local acute providers, mental health services, community services, voluntary community sector, county councils.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: This is an intention to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The total contract value will be for PS2,892,849 beginning 1st April 2025 and ending 30th September 2026.

    Contract value per annum = PS1,928,566 Total length of contract = 18 months The wrap around service will deliver a seven-day service with clinical cover between the hours of 8am - 8pm across the whole of Sussex for asylum seekers in contingency hotels commissioned by the Home Office, those with settled status under the ACRs scheme and Ministry of Defence sites for those with settled status under the ARAP scheme.

    They will provide a wraparound service for urgent medical needs whilst liaising with other key stakeholders including general practice, local acute providers, mental health services, community services, voluntary community sector, county councils.

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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
Alliance for Better Care
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
£2,892,849

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
016254-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f9a5
CPV code
85120000 - Medical practice and related services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (icb) is based in Lewes. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Lewes
Town
Brighton
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Electoral ward
Lewes Bridge
Constituency
Lewes
Delivery area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Region
South East
Sub-region
East Sussex CC
Area
Surrey, East and West Sussex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (icb)
Category
Services
Contact
Stuart Meredith
Address
Lewes, BN7 2FZ · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Alliance for Better Care
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 Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service

Who won the Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service contract?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (icb) awarded the contract to Alliance for Better Care on 24 March 2025.

How much is the Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service contract worth?

The contract value is £2,892,849.

Who is the buyer for Contingency Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service - Wrap Around Service?

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (icb), based in Lewes, South East. The named contact is Stuart Meredith.

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