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Awarded· 14 Jan 2025

Provision of Urgent Award Community Endoscopy Services on behalf of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board · Basildon, East

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Chartwell Private Hospital and Diagnostics

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 09:46

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Basildon. The contract went to Chartwell Private Hospital and Diagnostics. It was awarded on 14 January 2025. The contract value is £833,671.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 11 March 2025. The notice number is 008644-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04eb51.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for the urgent award of a contract titled "Provision of Urgent Award for Community Endoscopy Services". This contract addresses the need for community-based direct access endoscopy services in Mid and South Essex, from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

The procurement falls under the Health Care Services industry category and was carried out under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023. The key purpose of this urgent award is to mitigate risks to patient safety due to increased waiting times and to ensure continuity of service, given the incumbent contract expires on 31 March 2025.

The contract has been valued at £833,671, subject to any applicable adjustments for the year 2025-26. This tender is particularly beneficial for SMEs like Chartwell Private Hospital and Diagnostics Limited, which has been awarded the contract. The value-driven contract offers prospects for stable revenue with planning values outlined, providing a clear financial expectation.

The notice in full

There is a need for an urgent award of contracts for direct access endoscopy and for a period of 12 months (01st April 2025- 31st March 2026) to ensure the MSEFT have sufficient time to procure the CDC capacity.

Risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all direct access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. An urgent award is required for continuity of service and safety of patients requiring direct access diagnostics.

A community based direct access endoscopy service for the population of Mid and South Essex. The service will include gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. The service will include providing uncomplicated diagnostic/treatment and surveillance endoscopy for non-urgent patients presenting with the following conditions: Dyspepsia, Reflux, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhoea, Change in bowel habit, Rectal bleeding and Haemorrhoids.

The current contract with the incumbent (Chartwell Private Hospital and Diagnostics Limited) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a 12 month contract from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The value is a PS0 value contract - paid at local prices - planning value for 2024-25 is PS833,671 which is subject to any uplift applied to 2025-26.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    A community based direct access endoscopy service for the population of Mid and South Essex. The service will include gastroscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. The service will include providing uncomplicated diagnostic/treatment and surveillance endoscopy for non-urgent patients presenting with the following conditions: Dyspepsia, Reflux, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhoea, Change in bowel habit, Rectal bleeding and Haemorrhoids.

    There is a need for an urgent award of contracts for direct access endoscopy service and for a period of 12 months (01st April 2025- 31st March 2026) to ensure the MSEFT have sufficient time to procure the CDC capacity.

    Risk to patient safety through increased (long) waiting times unless an arrangement is in place for 1 April 2025 as all direct access would then be referred into MSEFT who have confirmed they cannot absorb the activity within current capacity. An urgent award is required for continuity of service and safety of patients requiring direct access diagnostics.

    The current contract with the incumbent (Chartwell Private Hospital and Diagnostics Limited) expires on 31st March 2025 and as a consequence there is a requirement to award a 12 month contract from 01st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The value is a PS0 value contract - paid at local prices - planning value for 2024-25 is PS833,671 which is subject to any uplift applied to 2025-26.

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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
Chartwell Private Hospital and Diagnostics
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

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

Values

Contracts value
£833,671

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
008644-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb51
CPV code
85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board is based in Basildon. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Basildon
Town
Southend-on-Sea
Postcode
SS14 3HG
Electoral ward
Fryerns
Constituency
Basildon and Billericay
Delivery area
Essex
Region
East
Sub-region
Essex Thames Gateway
Area
Essex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Basildon, Essex, SS14 3HG · East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Chartwell Private Hospital and Diagnostics
Awardee scale
SME
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 this tender

Who won the Provision of Urgent Award Community Endoscopy Services on behalf of NHS Mid and… contract?

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Chartwell Private Hospital and Diagnostics on 14 January 2025.

How much is the Provision of Urgent Award Community Endoscopy Services on behalf of NHS Mid and… contract worth?

The contract value is £833,671.

Who is the buyer for Provision of Urgent Award Community Endoscopy Services on behalf of NHS Mid and…?

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, based in Basildon, East.

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