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Published 8 May 2025, 14:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Adults Positive Pathways (Thurrock Alliance)

Official notice

Authority: NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH32)

Awarded value£169,879published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Dec 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Thurrock and Brentwood Mind

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract award notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to deliver the provision of Adults Positive Pathways (Thurrock Alliance)) service for Mid and South Essex to the patients within the Thurrock geographical footprint. The contract is for 6-month from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025 awarded under DAP C (to enable completion of planned procurement). The aggregate contract value is forecasted at£169,879.

CPV: Community health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Positive Pathways Service supports adults in the community on a short-term basis…Awarded

The Positive Pathways Service supports adults in the community on a short-term basis to stay well and thrive. We accept professional referrals from GP surgeries, Mental Health Practitioners, Social Prescribers and NHS Community Mental Health Teams.

The contract is for 6-month from 1st April 2025 to 30th April 2025 awarded under DAP C to the existing provider (to enable completion of planned procurement). The aggregate contract value is forecasted at£169,879.

Delivery: East of England · Thurrock

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 May 2025, 14:00 BST
Last source update: 22 May 2025, 17:31 BST
Authority reference: ACE-0817-2025-MSE
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-025346
Classification (CPV): Community health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050ed4 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 21st May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be send to kevin.edwards@attain.co.uk.
The decision makers for this award is the ICB Executive Board . There were no Conflicts of Interest declared or identified by individuals making the decision.
The incumbent provider is currently meeting contractual requirements in line with the service specification.
The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.The provider is an existing provider, who is currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract. The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process, and the supplier meets the requirements specified, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract. The 5 criteria were weighted equally at 20%, as all equally important for this service.Key criteria was specified, and assessment against each criteria was assessed based on on current service delivery model and performance.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 25th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be send to kevin.edwards@attain.co.uk. The decision makers for this award is the ICB Executive Board . There were no Conflicts of Interest declared or identified by individuals making the decision. "The incumbent provider is currently meeting contractual requirements in line with the service specification. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.The provider is an existing provider, who is currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract. The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process, and the supplier meets the requirements specified, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract. The 5 criteria were weighted equally at 20%, as all equally important for this service.Key criteria was specified, and assessment against each criteria was assessed based on on current service delivery model and performance..

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
22 May 2025, 17:31 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	Text3 · V1	This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mus…	This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded: using direct award process C. The decision makers for …

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £169,8791 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thurrock and Brentwood MindSME	£169,879 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Adults Positive Pathways (Thurrock Alliance) · Thurrock and Brentwood MindSME
Signed
17 Dec 2024
Value
£169,879
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth QH8 · GB-NHS: QH8 Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, East of England, SS14 3HGContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Thurrock and Brentwood MINDAwarded supplierGB-NIC: 1106452 152 Bridge Street, Grays, East of England, RM17 6DBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.