Suffolk Night Owls · UK public procurement notice

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£176,800published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jan 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Suffolk MIND

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A local 7 nights a week emotional support helpline for registered service users including via text and email for registered people with complex needs. This includes those with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder or who present with behaviours typical of such conditions. The service responds to requests to callbacks offering booked and timed appointments in-bound and outbound calls, and registered users can email and text. A twenty minute slot is allocated and where necessary the helpline staff will make onward professional referrals/contacts including safeguarding.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England · This service covers Ipswich and East Suffolk and West Suffolk Alliance only.

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: 18 Apr 2024, 14:53 BST
Last source update: 13 Jun 2024, 13:13 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-018326
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045361 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 Midnight on the 1st May 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.
Award decision makers: NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Executive Committee.
No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers.
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. The cost envelope for this service has not altered since 2019 and SNEE are assured by Suffolk Mind that they can continue for a further year with the same value (NHS equivalent inflationary uplift included).
Client feedback has been evident and currently fills a gap in provision including assistance in reducing the use of higher acuity services. The current provider has delivered the service satisfactorily for several years, utilises employment of local people and has been sustainable and reliable.

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: 18 A…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £176,8001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Suffolk MINDSME	£176,800 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Suffolk Night Owls · Suffolk MINDSME
Signed
29 Jan 2024
Value
£176,800
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 Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QJG Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park, Colchester, East of England, CO4 9QRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Suffolk MindAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02611510 26 High Road West, Felixstowe, East of England, IP11 9JB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.