Official UK procurement notice
Sunderland GP Alliance Ambulatory ECG Service
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement description"The NHS Long Term Plan1 was published in January 2019 and set the plan for the NHS for the next 10 years. Cardiovascular disease was identified as a national clinical priority
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, with an estimated overall population prevalence in England of 2.5%. It is estimated that in 2016, around 1.4 million people in England were living with AF. Of these 425,000 were estimated to be undiagnosed and untreated.
A community-based Ambulatory ECG service facilitates early detection and the accurate
diagnosis of conditions such as AF, enabling clinicians to provide patients with a
diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner. It reduces the risk of harm to those patients
who may otherwise experience long waiting times to access the service via secondary
care and whose diagnosis and treatment may be delayed as a result of this. The prompt
management of such conditions benefits the health system as a whole. Patients
presenting with palpitations are often very anxious about their symptoms. They have
been advised, in the past, to attend ED when they have symptoms, as capturing their
symptomatic episodes can result in diagnosis. With a prompt community-based service
offering up to 7 day recordings, depending upon frequency of symptoms, the diagnostic
yield of the test is optimized. The service contributes to a reduction in ED attendances
when patients are awaiting a diagnosis and in the number of referrals to secondary care
for diagnostic testing
Ambulatory ECG recordings carried out within the service, which allows them to interrogate reports that Primary Care physicians have concerns about, or are reported as 'Amber'. The utilisation of Advice and Guidance responses to reports can also act as a filter to ensure those that need outpatient care can receive it in the most efficient manner.
The service reduces demand on secondary care at a time when waiting times are high in secondary care and demonstrates value for money when comparing to national tariffs. On this basis the intention is to issue a new contract for 2024/25."
CPV: Cardiology services · Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under…Awarded
The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023.
The final contract value is still to be finalised as it is dependent on the national NHS planning guidance which is still to be released. As an indication the 2023/24 contract value is £190,518.
Contract Start Date: 01 April 2024
Contract End Date: 31 March 2025
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
- 26 Mar 2024, 11:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2024, 11:58 BST
- Authority reference
QHM-2024-5492- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021636- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044cd3Find 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 09 April 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice)]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.
Publisher note: 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 09 April 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice)]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill. Written representation should be sent to: Necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net Details of the individual(s) making the award decision: TBC The existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contact. The provider has been assessed against the relevant 5 key criteria and has passed requirements. TBC
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated15 Jul 2024, 11:58 BST
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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process C. Contract Start Date: 01/0…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland GP Alliance | £190,518 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009770-2024-QHM-2024-5492-1 · Sunderland GP Alliance
- Signed
- 29 Feb 2024
- Value
- £190,518
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sunderland GP AllianceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.