Award

Admissions Prevention and Early Discharge (APED)

NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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TenderUpdate

08 May 2025 at 12:05

Award

24 Apr 2025 at 16:34

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has issued a contract award for the Admissions Prevention and Early Discharge (APED) service under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), in compliance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The procurement falls in the category of community health services and is specifically tailored for Mid and South Essex. The contract, valued at £359,034, is set to span from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. This procurement process involved a direct award without prior publication of a call for competition, highlighting a preference for retaining the existing provider who has satisfactorily delivered the services according to previous specifications, as advised by the Mid and South Essex ICB Executive Board.

This procurement presents substantial opportunities for healthcare service providers, particularly those experienced in community health services. As the process favours a supplier well-versed in the existing contract requirements, businesses positioned to offer innovative solutions and robust performance under the stipulated conditions could significantly benefit. The emphasis on quality, alongside the retained provider's performance, suggests that organisations capable of illustrating comprehensive service delivery models stand in good stead to compete in similar future tenders. Businesses in the geographic vicinity of Mid and South Essex or those with strategic partnerships in the healthcare sector may find alignments beneficial to capitalise on this and analogous procurements.

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Notice Title

Admissions Prevention and Early Discharge (APED)

Notice Description

This is a contract award notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to deliver the provision of Admission Prevention & Early Discharge Service (APED) service for Mid and South Essex to the patients within Mid and South Essex's geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months from 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026 . The aggregate contract value is forecasted at PS359,034.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a contract award notice and is intended to provide notice of NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to deliver the provision of Admission Prevention & Early Discharge Service (APED) service for Mid and South Essex to the patients within Mid and South Essex's geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months from 01st April 2025 - 31st March 2026 . The aggregate contract value is forecasted at PS359,034. The Contracting Authority is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following a direct award process C. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on the 7th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded: this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050740
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019709-2025
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

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£359,034 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Dec 20241 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
Kevin Edwards
Contact Email
kevin.edwards@attain.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2034356590

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

THURROCK AND BRENTWOOD MIND

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