Notice Information
Notice Title
Urgent Award for Personal Health Budget Direct Payment Support Service
Notice Description
There is a need for an urgent award of contracts for Personal Health Budget Direct Payment Support Service to provide a Payroll and Managed Accounts Service to all individuals and their representatives/carers referred by the ICB or its partners and providers covering all aspects of receiving and managing a Personal Health Budget. A Managed Account is where all an individual's Direct Health Payment is paid to the Managed Account Service Provider who fulfills the function of processing invoices and making payments on behalf of an individual and according to the individual's support plan. This is for a period of 12 months from the 13th November 2025 to the 12th November 2026 as there is no time as the current incumbent provider has gone into administration unexpectedly, leaving no time to use a more detailed process to procure another provider, as patients care and safety needs to be protected by securing an immediate stand in provider. Attain have advised that an urgent award would be appropriate for a short-term agreement. The incumbent provider has become insolvent, leaving 19 patients without a package of care, there is an urgent need to protect the health of these patients. The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the relevant authority and delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PA23 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. Patients will be at risk of not having their care supported if their personal health budgets are not managed effectively and this could result in withdrawal of care packages, without notice The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and is not attributable to the relevant authority and delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PA23 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. NHS Contract for the provision of services recommended for use. The current contract with the incumbent expired on 12th November 2025 and the proposed contract value is PS18,388.00 (Involves fixed and variable costs. PS18,388 calculated based on activity to date)
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Contracting Authority NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded an Urgent one year contract to Purple Direct Payment Support Service Trading name of Purple Zest Limited. The contract commenced on 13th November 2025 and will expire on the 12th November 2026 with an estimated aggregate contract value of PS18388.00. Decision makers are: NHS Mid and South Essex ICB Executive Team No conflicts of interest have been identified
Procurement Information
This urgent contract has been awarded under Schedule 5 - Extreme and Unavoidable Urgency as the incumbent provider has become insolvent leaving 19 patients at risk of care breakdown, there is an urgent need to protect the health and care support in place for these patients. The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by, and is not attributable to, the relevant authority and delaying the award to conduct a full application of the PA23 would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. Decision makers are: - Finance and Investment Committee and Main ICB Board. Conflicts of interest identified among committee: [0], None Declared. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided which steps to take to avoid or manage it. Recused from that agenda item where the conflict existed. COI is managed using the ICB COI process along with NHSE COI guidance and the PSR Regulation 21 and guidance. Contract value is PS18,388.00 for a period of 12 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f37f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081837-2025
- 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
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £18,388 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Nov 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
- Contact Email
- esther.pettigrew@attain.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BASILDON, ESSEX
- 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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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