Official UK procurement notice
Children and Young People's Gender Incongruence Services - Phase 2
Authority: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision for the reconfiguration of specialised services for children and young people with gender incongruence, in line with the recommendations of the independent Cass Review, published in February 2022. This work necessitated the decommissioning of the Gender Identity Development Service at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in March 2024, and the establishment of new services from April 2024 via a phased approach. The contract value for 7 years is £45,920,000. Engagement with providers commenced in July 2022 and therefore falls under the scope of PCR 2015.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases…
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Only capable providers on the basis these services should be hosted by NHS paediatric tertiary units with strong academic and research functions - this narrows provider selection to organisations that host dedicated children's hospitals.
NHS England confirmed that the recommendations would be enacted and engagement with the provider market commenced in July 2022 to identify capable providers for both Phase 1 and 2.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 28 Jun 2024, 17:41 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jun 2024, 17:41 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-019871- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04788fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Provision for the reconfiguration of specialised services for children and young people with gender incongruence, in line with the recommendations of the independent Cass Review, published in February 2022.
Engagement with providers commenced in July 2022 under PCR 2015.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust) | £45,920,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019871-2024-1 · Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust)
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2024
- Value
- £45,920,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.