Award

Primary Care (GP) IT Management Service

NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

27 Feb 2023 at 15:03

Award

23 Dec 2022 at 15:21

Summary of the contracting process

The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a 24-month contract to NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit for the provision of Primary Care (GP) IT Service Management and Primary Care Enabling Services for Primary Care, Pharmacists, Optometrists, and Dentists (PODs) across Mid and South Essex. The contract will run from 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2025, with the option to extend for up to an additional 12 months. This contract falls under the services category and was awarded using the NHS supply of goods and provision of services method.

This procurement process presents business growth opportunities for firms involved in network management software services and data management services. Businesses capable of providing IT service management and enabling services for primary care facilities in the healthcare sector would be well-suited to compete for contracts like this. The contracting authority, the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, emphasises the importance of continuity of service provision and the technical capability of the incumbent provider in delivering the required services within the specified timescales and budget constraints.

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Notice Title

Primary Care (GP) IT Management Service

Notice Description

This is a contract award notice following publication of a voluntary ex ante transparency notice which expired at 12:00 midnight on 3rd January 2023 and is intended to provide notice of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") intention to award a 24-month contract term, with the option to extend the contract for up to an additional 12-month period, for the provision of Primary Care (GP) IT Service Management and Primary Care Enabling Services for Primary Care, Pharmacists, Optometrists and Dentists (PODs) across Mid and South Essex.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The contracting authority (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") for this Contract Award Notice are Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board. The Authority has awarded a contract to NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit following publication of a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice which expired on 3rd January 2023 12:00 midnight. The contract will be for 24-month contract (1st July 2023 - 30th June 2025) with the option to extend the contract by up to an additional 12-month period (1st July 2025-30th June 2026); a maximum contract term of 36-months for the provision for the provision of Primary Care (GP) IT Service Management and Primary Care Enabling Services for Primary Care, Pharmacists, Optometrists and Dentists (PODs) across Mid and South Essex. The national guidance confirms that Commissioning support units (CSUs) operate within the NHS family across England, providing services that have been independently evaluated for quality and value for money. The expectation is that CSUs will continue to develop as trusted delivery partners to ICSs, providing economies of scale. Nationally NHS England have put in place a moratorium to protect core CSU services whilst clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are dissolved and transitioned to ICB. No definitive date has been given for when the protected status will end. The Authority had concluded that there is an unacceptable risk associated with change of service provision whilst the system is in a significant state of transition and valuable resources must be duly focused on ensuring Business as Usual (BAU) services and steady state across the new MSE ICB. The Authority deems that the incumbent provider is the only technically capable provider to deliver the services within the timescale and budget available. Additionally, there is insufficient time to complete a robust contract mobilisation, involving critical mobilisation and transition risks including workforce and transfer of data and systems, which is estimated to require 12+ months to implement in a robust and safe manner, based on previous experience. In the face of current ICB transition environment and in the absence a longer mobilisation period, no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. The Authority had decided that the best solution to ensure that Primary Care users across Mid and South Essex benefit from Primary Care (GP) IT Service Management is to ensure continuity of service provision with the existing supplier, who is uniquely placed to successfully deliver GP IT Service Management in accordance with the NHS England Moratorium and the available timescales. The Authority will award the contract utilising the NHS supply of goods and provision of service, with similar contract mechanisms utilised within the Health Systems Services Framework (HSSF). In accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the PCR 2020 (as amended), the services covered by the arrangement may change and expand as the Service develops in accordance with national guidelines and mandates in relation to operating principles for the funding applications for Primary Care (GP) IT Service Management.

Procurement Information

his contract award notice follows a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of MSE ICB's intention to award a 12-month contract (1st July 2023 - 30th June 2024) with the option to extend the contract by up to an additional 12-month period (1st July 2024-30th June 2025); a maximum contract term of 24-months. It is MSE ICB's intention to award this contract to the existing supplier, NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM CSU) for the provision of Corporate IT Service Management to Mid and South Essex integrated Care Board. The national guidance confirms that Commissioning support units (CSUs) operate within the NHS family across England, providing services that have been independently evaluated for quality and value for money. The expectation is that CSUs will continue to develop as trusted delivery partners to ICSs, providing economies of scale. Nationally NHS England have put in place a moratorium to protect core CSU services whilst clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are dissolved and transitioned to ICB. No definitive date has been given for when the protected status will end. The ICB have concluded that there is an unacceptable risk associated with change of service provision whilst the system is in a significant state of transition and valuable resources must be duly focused on ensuring Business as Usual (BAU) services and steady state across the new MSE ICB. The ICB deem that the incumbent provider is the only technically capable provider to deliver the services within the timescale and budget available. Additionally, there is insufficient time to complete a robust contract mobilisation, involving critical mobilisation and transition risks including workforce and transfer of data and systems, which is estimated to require 12+ months to implement in a robust and safe manner, based on previous experience. In the face of current ICB transition environment and in the absence a longer mobilisation period, no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. MSE ICB have decided that the best solution to ensure that corporate users across Mid and South Essex benefit from Corporate IT Service Management is to ensure continuity of service provision with the existing supplier, who is uniquely placed to successfully deliver Corporate IT Service Management in accordance with the NHS England Moratorium and the available timescales. As such the ICB propose to award a contract to AGEM CSU for the provision of Corporate IT Service Management, service delivery commencing 1st July 2023-30th June 2024 (with the option to extend by a further 12 months). The contracting authority will award the contract utilising the NHS supply of goods and provision of service, with similar contract mechanisms utilised within the Health Systems Services Framework (HSSF).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03943f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005700-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72322000 - Data management services

72511000 - Network management software services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£9,238,226 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Sep 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BASILDON
Postcode
SS14 3HG
Post Town
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway
Delivery Location
TLH3 Essex

Local Authority
Basildon
Electoral Ward
Fryerns
Westminster Constituency
Basildon and Billericay

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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