Social Prescribing Service
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NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB), based in Windsor, United Kingdom, has initiated a procurement process to commission a Social Prescribing Service, classified under Health and Social Work Services (CPV 85000000). This tender, identified by the reference PSCG0035, is part of the service procurement category and follows the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award C. The process is at the award stage, having received an intention to award notice for a contract valued at £140,000 to Maidenhead PCN Ltd. The one-year contract is expected to commence on 01 April 2025.
The procurement is conducted without prior publication of a call for competition under specific regulatory provisions, marking its compliance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This contracting opportunity offers significant prospects for businesses involved in health and social work services to grow by meeting essential community needs. Organisations that can provide comprehensive, innovative, and integrated social care solutions will find this project particularly suited to their expertise.
Businesses that excel in offering assessment of needs, motivational support, and service referrals—especially if tailored to address social, emotional, and financial factors affecting health—will likely thrive in this environment. The procurement criteria emphasise quality, cost-effectiveness, and social value, highlighting a preference for providers with a proven track record in reducing health inequalities and enhancing service accessibility.
NHS Frimley ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission provision to provide a Social Prescribing Service The service provides assessment of needs, motivational support, goal-setting and multiple referrals to other suitable services for those people where the referring clinician believes that social, emotional and financial issues are directly causing or contributing to deteriorating health conditions. Frimley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates.
NHS Frimley ICB ("the Commissioner") sought to commission provision to provide a Social Prescribing Service The service provides assessment of needs, motivational support, goal-setting and multiple referrals to other suitable services for those people where the referring clinician believes that social, emotional and financial issues are directly causing or contributing to deteriorating health conditions. Frimley ICB has followed PSR Direct Award C for the contract to which this notice relates. The Commissioner is directly awarding a contract to the existing provider Maidenhead Primary Care Network Ltd under PSR Direct Award C in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The total expected value of the contract for the one-year contract term is PS140,000. The one-year contract period will commence on 01 April 2025. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
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