Official UK procurement notice
BNSSG_UHBW_CYP_Eating_Disorder_Monitoring_2024-2025_A - Urgent Award
Authority: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide outpatient physical health monitoring in accordance with NICE guidelines for children and young people with eating disorders who have been discharged to the community. This is an essential service which forms part of the recovery pathway for children and young people with eating disorders.
The provision by UHBW is on an interim 12-month basis following the withdrawal of delivery by Primary Care providers in BNSSG on 26 January 2025. The service delivered by UHBW will replicate the service previously offered by Primary Care.
This urgent award was made in order to ensure continued provision to allow this vulnerable patient group to be supported in treatment and recovery.
There is a requirement to award a new short term contract of 12 months whilst the procurement exercise is put in place to award a new contract.
CPV: Outpatient care services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provider will deliver physical health monitoring for children and young people…Awarded
The provider will deliver physical health monitoring for children and young people with eating disorders on an interim basis for 12-months. This includes nurse-led clinic provision for physical health monitoring of CYP, and medical assessment and advice for the physical elements holistic of eating disorders care.
Children and young people from 0-17 years and 11 months who have been referred by CAMHS clinician/psychiatrist for physical health monitoring relating to an eating disorder. At 18 years the young person will transition to the adult eating disorder service. Child/young person must be registered with a GP in BNSSG.
Physical health monitoring for CYP with eating disorders will be carried out during a nurse-led outpatient clinic.
The provision by UHBW is on an interim 12-month basis following the withdrawal of delivery by Primary Care providers in BNSSG on 26 January 2025. The service delivered by UHBW will replicate the service previously offered by Primary Care.
Delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Feb 2025, 12:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2025, 12:33 GMT
- Authority reference
C328137- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005567- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
These contracts have been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision (regulation 14) of the Provider Selection Regime (Healthcare Services Regulations 2023). The awards have been made under urgent circumstances due to the requirement for an urgent and short timescale repatriation CYP eating disorders to the UHBW CDC. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to these awards. This is an interim award for a period of 12 months.
Delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
This urgent award was made in order to ensure continued provision to allow this vulnerable patient group to be supported in treatment and recovery.
There is a requirement to award a new short term contract of 12 months whilst the procurement exercise is put in place to award a new contract.
Publisher note: Award Decision made by - Niall Mitchell, Deputy head of Acute Contracts (Acute and Mental Health) No conflicts of interest were identified or declared during the process These contracts have been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision (regulation 14) of the Provider Selection Regime (Healthcare Services Regulations 2023). The awards have been made under urgent circumstances due to the requirement for an urgent and short timescale repatriation CYP eating disorders to the UHBW CDC. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to these awards. This is an interim award for a period of 12 months. Delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PSR would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £326,323 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
BNSSG_UHBW_CYP_Eating_Disorder_Monitoring_2024-2025_A - Urgent Award · UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Signed
- 6 Jan 2025
- Value
- £326,323
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.