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The NHS secondary health care provider for children's emergency, secondary care,

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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16 Aug 2024 at 15:15

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract to Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust for the provision of extensive health services, including children's emergency and secondary care (both physical and mental health), acute, and community services in Sheffield. This contract, valued at approximately £78 million for the year 2024/25, will span a five-year period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2029. The procurement method used was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, based on the rationale that no other providers could feasibly deliver the required services at the same scale and quality due to their established infrastructure and expertise. The procurement stage is at the "Award" phase, and all regulatory procedures and confirmations have been completed as per the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for suppliers in the healthcare sector, particularly those with capabilities in delivering comprehensive healthcare services for children. Businesses that can provide integrated healthcare solutions, including emergency, mental health, and community services, will find this contract particularly relevant. Additionally, the contract's reliance on established and efficient service delivery infrastructure suggests a favourable environment for businesses that can propose innovative, scalable solutions to maintain and enhance health service delivery. The contract's focus on leveraging economies of scale and flexible staffing to meet varied healthcare demands underscores the need for businesses that can deliver both high-quality care and operational efficiencies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The NHS secondary health care provider for children's emergency, secondary care,

Notice Description

The NHS secondary health care provider for children's emergency, secondary care, acute, mental health and community services in Sheffield.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The expected annual contract value for 2024/25 is PS78,068,242. The lifetime value of the contract, is unknown as prices payable under the contract will be adjusted on an annual basis in line with the methodology outlined in the national NHS Payment Guidance. In addition actual payment received for 2024/25 and future years may be determined in line with actual activity delivered, where the national NHS Payment Guidance mandates the use of variable contracting arrangements. The prices which will apply to any variable arrangements will be as outlined in the NHS Payment Guidance.

This contract as a whole is considered to fall within the scope of direct award process A on the basis that the NHS provider delivers our primary NHS contract for children's emergency and secondary care (both physical and mental health) services. The Statutory Guidance support us to take a realistic view of whether any other providers could actually deliver the contract. Realistically there are no other providers with the established infrastructure (both staffing, estates and NHS experience) to deliver the combination of services under these contracts to the scale which our local NHS providers deliver. This contract is based on all services being delivered under them considered as a package, as any attempt to split services off to commission differently would risk destabilisation of the rest of contract and the amount of resource required to undertake this task would be disproportionate the benefits received for our population. In addition, breaking these services down would risk losing the benefits of interdependence between the services (including services commissioned from these NHS providers which fall within the scope of specialised commissioning) which enables staffing resource to be flexed to meet pressures (e.g. treat complex long waiters), supports patient experience as flows between services are more fluid and issues can be easily resolved, encourages value for money by maximising economies of scale across services (e.g. when buying goods and services, using estates) and maximises innovation by encouraging service collaboration to support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and other strategic requirements.

The contract will be awarded for a period of 5 years. The contract will start 01/04/2024 and expire 31/03/2029.

Procurement Information

This contract as a whole is considered to fall within the scope of direct award process A on the basis that the NHS provider delivers our primary NHS contract for children's emergency and secondary care (both physical and mental health) services. The Statutory Guidance support us take a realistic view of whether any other providers could actually deliver the contract. Realistically there are no other providers with the established infrastructure (both staffing, estates and NHS experience) to deliver the combination of services under these contracts to the scale which our local NHS providers deliver. This contract is based on all services being delivered under them considered as a package, as any attempt to split services off to commission differently would risk destabilisation of the rest of contract and the amount of resource required to undertake this task would be disproportionate the benefits received for our population. In addition, breaking these services down would risk losing the benefits of interdependence between the services (including services commissioned from these NHS providers which fall within the scope of specialised commissioning) which enables staffing resource to be flexed to meet pressures (e.g. treat complex long waiters), supports patient experience as flows between services are more fluid and issues can be easily resolved, encourages value for money by maximising economies of scale across services (e.g. when buying goods and services, using estates) and maximises innovation by encouraging service collaboration to support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and other strategic requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048bb5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026179-2024
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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£390,341,210 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Aug 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20242 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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 3FG
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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