Notice Information

  • Notice Title

    Provision of Virtual Ward General Practitioner Services

  • Notice Description

    The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("the Authority") sought to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust's UCR teams.<br/><br/>The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of 'On site' face to face working, 'Virtual' support and 'On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient's place of residence (within Sussex).<br/><br/>This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.<br/><br/>The Authority intends to award a contract, following a Most Suitable Provider Process, in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("PSR 2023").

  • Lot Information

    Lot 1

    The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("the Authority") sought to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust's UCR teams.

    The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of 'On site' face to face working, 'Virtual' support and 'On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient's place of residence (within Sussex).

    This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.

    The Authority intends to award a contract, following a Most Suitable Provider Process, in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 ("PSR 2023"), to Brighton and Hove Federation, based on meeting all key selection criteria and mandatory requirements.

    The approximate value of the contract is estimated to be PS1,800,000 with services to be provided between 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026.

  • Procurement Information

    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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 04/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Most Suitabel Provider process.

Notice Details

  • Notice Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04c623

    Publication Source

    Find A Tender Service

    Latest Notice

    https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000444-2025

    Current Stage

    Award

    All Stages

    Tender, Award


    Notice Type

    Tender 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

    SME

  • Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

    CPV Divisions

    85 - Health and social work services


    CPV Codes

    85121100 - General-practitioner services

  • Notice Value(s)

    Tender Value

    Not specified

    Lots Value

    Not specified

    Awards Value

    Not specified

    Contracts Value

    £1,800,000 £1M-£10M

  • Notice Dates

    Publication Date

    8 Jan 20259 months ago

    Submission Deadline

    Not specified

    Future Notice Date

    Not specified

    Award Date

    21 Nov 202410 months 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

    SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

    Contact Name

    Dagmar Hagen-Machell

    Contact Email

    dagmar.hagen@nhs.net

    Contact Phone

    Not specified

    Buyer Location

    Locality

    BRIGHTON , ELM GROVE

    Postcode

    BN2 3EW

    Post Town

    Brighton

    Country

    England


    Major Region (ITL 1)

    TLJ South East (England)

    Basic Region (ITL 2)

    TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex

    Small Region (ITL 3)

    TLJ21 Brighton and Hove

    Delivery Location

    TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex


    Local Authority

    Brighton and Hove

    Electoral Ward

    Hanover & Elm Grove

    Westminster Constituency

    Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven


  • Supplier Information

    Number of Suppliers

    1

    Supplier Name

    BRIGHTON AND HOVE PRIMARY CARE

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