{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-065302-2026-03-18T16:35:54Z", "date": "2026-03-18T16:35:54Z", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-065302", "description": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract under Direct Award Process C 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be submitted to the relevant authority via email to robert.kitt1@nhs.net by midnight (23:59 hrs) on 25/02/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Decision maker: Deputy Chief Delivery and Strategy Officer, and Director of Strategic Commissioning. No conflicts of interest were declared. The service evaluation was reviewed against the 5 key criteria: * Quality & Innovation * Value * Integration, collaboration & service sustainability * Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice * Social value These were then weighted as follows: Quality and innovation (25%), Value (25%), Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (20%), Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (20%); Social Value (10%). In determining the weightings for each of the criteria, our primary focus was on ensuring that the evaluation process reflects the key priorities and objectives of the service. The existing provider was assessed against key criteria which were weighted according to importance in terms of service delivery and scored satisfactorily against the assessed criteria. Quality & Innovation: The Brighton & Hove and West Sussex Dementia Post Diagnostic Service (DPDSS) has been contracted to Alzheimer's Society since 2012 and has delivered consistently on KPIs. This contract extension is unlikely to significantly change the delivery of the service so it is not anticipated that quality will be affected. Value: The Brighton & Hove and West Sussex DPDSS operates within a contracted financial envelope agreed through a procurement process. The service runs to capacity so there is no financial slippage. Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability: The current services works within the geographical boundaries of both Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. However, there are relationships with other parts of the health and social care pathway including local authority colleagues, VCSE for patient and carer support and primary care. Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice: The service provider is expected contractually to ensure that the service is accessible to all patients and that demographic and protected characteristics monitoring takes place in order to ensure that the service is representative of the local population. Social Value: As a continuation of an existing service, this proposal will continue to have a positive impact on the local area through maintained / creation of employment. Services are based in local communities in order to enable minimal travelling for individuals attending the service. It is likely that this service also has a positive impact on urgent care, enabling individuals to receive support at an early stage rather than during a crisis or social care deterioration.", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-065302", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "Brighton & Hove and West Sussex Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support Service", "status": "complete", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85140000", "description": "Miscellaneous health services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "The services provided are clinical diagnostic and associated post diagnostic support services for dementia. The services work together to provide diagnosis and post diagnostic support as part of an initial pathway into dementia services.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "The services provided are clinical diagnostic and associated post diagnostic support services for dementia. The services work together to provide diagnosis and post diagnostic support as part of an initial pathway into dementia services. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice (Direct Award Process C). 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be submitted to the relevant authority via email to robert.kitt1@nhs.net by midnight (23:59 hrs) on 25/02/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. This direct award is for an initial term of 12 months, from 01/10/2026 to 30/09/2027 with the option to extend for an additional period of 6 months to 31/03/2028. The service value is PS599,551.00 per annum; PS899,326.50 total inclusive of 6-month extension.", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "name": "The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.", "type": "quality", "description": "100" }, { "name": "/", "type": "cost", "description": "/" } ] }, "hasOptions": true, "options": { "description": "Option to extend the contract for an additional period of 6 months." }, "status": "cancelled" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "deliveryAddresses": [ { "region": "UKJ2" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "procurementMethod": "limited", "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition", "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE", "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL", "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive" } ], "procurementMethodRationale": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice (Direct Award Process C). 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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.", "amendments": [ { "id": "1", "unstructuredChanges": [ { "newValue": { "text": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. This direct award is for an initial term of 12 months, from 01/10/2026 to 30/09/2027 with the option to extend for an additional period of 6 months to 31/03/2028. The service value is PS599,551.00 per annum; PS899,326.50 total inclusive of 6-month extension. There were two representations made for this intention to award which were dealt with by the NHS Sussex ICB panel/Deputy Director of Contracting. No conflicts of interest were identified amongst the local panel, and the representations were concluded upon. Decision maker: Deputy Chief Delivery and Strategy Officer, and Director of Strategic Commissioning. No conflicts of interest were declared." }, "where": { "section": "VI.3", "label": "Additional information" } } ] } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "013044-2026-1", "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "status": "active", "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-02115499", "name": "Alzheimers Society" } ] } ], "parties": [ { "id": "GB-NHS-QNX", "name": "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD", "identifier": { "legalName": "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD", "id": "QNX", "scheme": "GB-NHS" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Sackville House, Brooks Close", "locality": "Lewes", "region": "UKJ22", "postalCode": "BN72FZ", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "contactPoint": { "name": "Maggie Czapiewska", "email": "maggie.czapiewska1@nhs.net" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "url": "https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/", "classifications": [ { "id": "BODY_PUBLIC", "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE", "description": "Body governed by public law" }, { "id": "07", "scheme": "COFOG", "description": "Health" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-COH-02115499", "name": "Alzheimers Society", "identifier": { "legalName": "Alzheimers Society", "id": "02115499", "scheme": "GB-COH" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Barclays House, 51 Bishopric", "locality": "Horsham", "region": "UKJ2", "postalCode": "RH12 1QJ", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large" } }, { "id": "GB-FTS-106693", "name": "NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board", "identifier": { "legalName": "NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Sackville House, Brooks Close", "locality": "Lewes", "postalCode": "BN7 2FZ", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "roles": [ "reviewBody" ] }, { "id": "GB-FTS-12688", "name": "NHS England", "identifier": { "legalName": "NHS England" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Skipton House, 80 London Road", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SE1 6LH", "countryName": "United Kingdom" }, "roles": [ "mediationBody" ] } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-NHS-QNX", "name": "NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" }, "contracts": [ { "id": "013044-2026-1", "awardID": "013044-2026-1", "status": "active", "value": { "amount": 899326.5, "currency": "GBP" }, "dateSigned": "2025-11-13T00:00:00Z" } ], "bids": { "statistics": [ { "id": "1", "measure": "bids", "relatedLot": "1", "value": 1 } ] }, "language": "en" }