Telephone cover for Protected Learning Time - Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

CPV: General-practitioner services

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

14 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT

Last source update

14 Feb 2025, 15:36 GMT

FTS notice number

2025/S 000-005208

Classification (CPV)

General-practitioner services

Delivery area

East Midlands (UKF21)

Official registry OCID

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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 the relevant authority by the 26th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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 the 26th of February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Email address where written representations should be sent: llricb-llr.contracting@nhs.net Details of the award decision-makers: NHS LLR ICB Strategic Commissioning Group on 28th of January 2025 Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: - Conflicts of interest were identified among the members of the Strategic Commissioning Group. The non-conflicted members assessed the nature and risk of this conflict and decided to allow the conflicted member to participate in the discussion but was excluded from the decision-making. The Contracting Authority has assessed the provider's suitability and technical / professional ability to pursue this service in accordance with basic selection criteria schedule 16 of PSR, based on their current activities and performance. The provider's economic and financial standing has been considered in proportion to the financial risk of a sessional-based contract. Relative importance and rationale for the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: - Description of how and key selection criteria were assessed 1. Quality and innovation The providers offer safe and effective services and meet the ICB's quality and safety requirements. 2. Value This service offers value financially and to the local healthcare community as patients continue to access services within a primary care setting, which reduces demand on more costly services. In turn this provides practices with the opportunity of dedicated time to attend training to enable service delivery for their own registered patients. 3. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice. The service telephone cover provides patients continuity and access to primary care services when practices are closed to attend training. 4. Social value By offering a service that is predominantly telephone-based, this contributes to sustainable environmental impact, reducing emissions and air pollution by preventing the need for patients to travel to other services to access care and advice. The integrated provision from local providers contributes to social value by providing local employment opportunities.

• DHU Health Care CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05834163 Derby, East Midlands
• Willows Group LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09490005 184 Coleman Road, Leicester, East Midlands, LE5 4LJ

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