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Published 28 Jun 2024, 17:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Children and Young People's Gender Incongruence Services - Phase 2

Official notice

Authority: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£45,920,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jun 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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. 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 published
Lot #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.

Delivery: South West · Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust)
Extensions: Contract extension

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)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04788f Find 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
Awards 1
Awarded value £45,920,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2024

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth St John's House, East Street,, LEICESTER, East Midlands, LE1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.