Award

ADHD prescribing and monitoring

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX ICB

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Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has finalised the tendering process for the provision of ADHD prescribing and monitoring services, aiming to enhance the primary care responsibilities under shared care agreements for ADHD medications. The procurement falls under the health services category and focuses on services within the Suffolk and North East Essex area. The contract, initiated due to urgent circumstances and awarded to the Suffolk GP Federation, will commence on 1st April 2025, with an estimated value of £587,120 excluding VAT. There will be an option to extend the contract by an additional year from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare services, especially those with a background in managing primary care and mental health provisions. Firms with established relationships with GP practices and the acute providers within the region may find a competitive advantage in participating. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in health service delivery, technological integration for clinical processes, and innovative care solutions could particularly benefit from engaging in this tender process, expanding their service offerings, and enhancing patient care delivery amid evolving healthcare needs.

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Notice Title

ADHD prescribing and monitoring

Notice Description

Provision of the primary care element of ADHD patient shared Care Arrangements, which includes delivery of prescribing as required after positive diagnosis and stabilisation of medication by Specialist Provider.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) ICB is establishing a prescribing and monitoring service for ADHD medications. This service will take on the primary care responsibilities as defined by the shared care agreements for these medications. This service is being set up in response to receiving formal notice from the Suffolk Local Medical Council (LMC) and North & South Essex LMC that they have advised GP practices in SNEE to decline from participating in shared care agreements for ADHD medications for this cohorts of patients. This includes withdrawing from existing shared care agreements. This service will share care for patients who are under the care of Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) and Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust (EPUT) that deliver commissioned pathways by SNEE ICB. The objectives of the service are to: * Provide patients with appropriate and safe care outside of the secondary care setting. * Improve patient access to services. * Deliver an innovative approach to service provision. * Demonstrate improved quality and effectiveness of services for patients. The service shall be available to all patients within SNEE who are registered with a GP practice within West Suffolk, Ipswich and East Suffolk, or North East Essex and under the care of NSFT (SNEE ICB commissioned all age ADHD pathway) or EPUT (SNEE ICB commissioned Adults ADHD pathway) who have been diagnosed with ADHD and are being prescribed one or more of the medications. Access to the service is by referral from NSFT or EPUT. The provider will accept new patients who have been diagnosed with ADHD, have completed a minimum of 12 weeks of titration and has been stabilised on treatment by NSFT or EPUT and patients referred into the service by NSFT or EPUT who were previously prescribed and monitored by their SNEE GP practice. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice due to an urgent circumstance which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This contract will start on the 1st April 2025 for 12 months (1 year). There will be an option to extend by a further 12 months (1 year) from 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2027 The value of this contract is an estimation based upon all patient data available at the time, therefore there is the potential for variation once the entirety of the circumstances and the number of shared care arrangements are understood with greater detail. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Options: There will be an option to extend by a further 12 months from 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2027

Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 award is being made urgently and the reason for the urgency was not foreseen by the ICB for the reasons outlined within this notice. This award is being made in order to prevent risk to patient and public safety, and the ICB is not able to satisfy the requirements of regulations 6 - 13 for the reasons outlined below. In order to mobilise this interim new service within the timeframe given by the notice of GP practices in Suffolk and NE Essex, it is imperative that the provider has the relationships, digital and clinical processes required with the GP practices and with the two acute providers. Suffolk GP Federation provides out of hours services for all Suffolk practices as well as enhanced hours services for a significant number of practices. Suffolk GP Federation provides the NE Essex diabetes service with the GP practices of NE Essex. Suffolk GP Federation is a trusted system partner of EPUT and NSFT as well as the practices. The pace required to deliver these new arrangements safely for this interim period demands these practical working relationships. Insert Award decision-makers: Executive Committee 6th January 2025. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e870
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007446-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£587,120 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 202512 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Feb 20251 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 SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX ICB
Contact Name
Jane Garnett
Contact Email
procurement@snee.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1473770000

Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Post Town
Ipswich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC, TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway

Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SUFFOLK GP FEDERATION

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