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The reasons why regulation 14 applied.
The requirement to open an intermediate care ward at Conquest Hospital arose following the successful launch of a similar ward at Eastbourne District General Hospital (EDGH). It was initially anticipated that the contracted supplier at EDGH would expand its services to Conquest; however, unforeseen recruitment challenges made this unachievable.
To ensure continuity of patient flow and mitigate system pressures, the Trust required immediate access to additional GP services to provide onsite cover from 09:00-12:00 and on-call support from 12:00-16:00, Monday to Friday. The service was scheduled to commence on 2 September 2025, with staff already mobilised and the ward repurposed in readiness.
Any delay in implementation would have undermined mobilisation, wasted resources already committed, and directly resulted in hospital beds being occupied by patients no longer requiring acute care. This would have exacerbated bed occupancy pressures, delayed discharges, and increased risk to patient flow across the Trust.
In these circumstances, the Trust determined that proceeding via an urgent procurement route was both proportionate and necessary, as competition was impractical within the timeframe available and failure to proceed would have had a significant adverse impact on service delivery and patient care.",
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