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NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded the "Special Allocation Scheme - Alternative provider medical services contract" in the health services category. This procurement, made under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, is an effort to balance patient rights with the safety of healthcare personnel and patients on site. The contract, with a duration from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2031, holds a value excluding VAT of £1,207,174.
The contract award was confirmed on 4 March 2025, and services will be provided in Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board localities. This contract presents substantial business growth opportunities for service providers specialising in health services. It is awarded to Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT), a large existing provider, ensuring substantial continuity in the quality of services delivered.
Given the focus on safety, innovation, and quality, companies with expertise in integrated health systems, collaborative projects, and sustainable practices would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method involved a direct award process, ensuring streamlined integration and reduced administrative burden, appealing especially to established entities aiming to expand their footprint in the healthcare sector.
Primary medical care services - Special Allocation Scheme Start date 01 April 2025 End date 31 March 2029 Contract term - 4 + 2 years. This contract term has been identified as the maximum allowable due to the original contract term being 5 years. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
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