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Published 5 Jul 2024, 13:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maternity NRT/Vape Administration and Distribution in Suffolk

Official notice

Authority: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Awarded value£41,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Jun 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Provide CiC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service is to provide the administration for the prescribing and processing of the NRT and Vaping requested for pregnant women and their partners in Suffolk.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The midwife will email the provider with the patient contact details and the…Awarded

The midwife will email the provider with the patient contact details and the pharmacotherapy required. They will check the pharmacotherapy is appropriate for the patient/s. They will email the patient and partner with order codes and the information for accessing the ordering website, and take responsibility for the provision being sent to the patient/s. The admin role will support this process to run smoothly and in a timely manner.

The contract will be for one year with no extension option. It will run from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

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. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

Delivery: East of England · Suffolk

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Jul 2024, 13:12 BST
Last source update: 24 Jul 2024, 12:42 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-023014
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047b14 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 Contracts 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 17th July 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to procurement@snee.nhs.uk.

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Insert Award decision-makers: Respiratory Committee

No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes.

The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows:

Quality and Innovation - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering.
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery.
Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering value to the integrated care system and the cost of change would not be outweighed by the potential benefit of a new provider.
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and contract.
Social Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering in line with the SNEE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

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 Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Contract award date: 11t…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £41,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Jun 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Provide CiC	£41,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 020598-2024-1 · Provide CiC
Signed
11 Jun 2024
Value
£41,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QJG Aspen House, Stephenson Road,Severalls Business Park, COLCHESTER, East of England, CO49QRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care BoardReview body Colchester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Provide CiCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07320006 900 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 9YP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.