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title: "Provision of Integrated Primary Community Care (IPCC) Severe Mental Illness (SMI) for Mid and South Essex"
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# Provision of Integrated Primary Community Care (IPCC) Severe Mental Illness (SMI) for Mid and South Essex

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0a2af478-b82b-4002-be7f-0d4083a690ec

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## Summary

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the Provision of Integrated Primary Community Care (IPCC) Severe Mental Illness (SMI) for Mid and South Essex. The contract, valued at £1,329,439.00, will run from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. The procurement method used was direct, with a single tender action. Attain acted as the buyer in this procurement, located in Basildon, East of England. The award was made to Vita Health Group Limited, who will provide the services under the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialised in health services to engage in the provision of Integrated Primary Community Care for severe mental illness. SMEs may find this contract particularly appealing due to its focus on clinical governance and service delivery quality requirements. The contract period from April 2024 to March 2025 allows for stability and the potential for further collaboration in the healthcare sector. Businesses with expertise in mental health services and a track record in delivering high-quality care should consider exploring this tender for potential growth opportunities.

## Notice

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 Integrated Primary Community Care (IPCC) Severe Mental Illness (SMI) for Mid and South Essex to the patients within Mid and South Essex's geographical footprint. This contract award notice is made following the Authority's publication of the voluntary ex ante transparency notice (Notice Number: 2023/S 000-037534) on the 20th December 2023 which outlined the rationale and reasoning for the Authority's decision to award this contract, under Regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015") (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020). In line with best practice, the Authority has observed the voluntary 10-day standstill period from the publication date of the voluntary ex-ante Notice before awarding the contract, pursuant to Regulation 99 (3) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended (EU Exit) 2020 etc.) The contract will be for 12 months from 01st April 2024 - 31st March 2025 . The aggregate contract value is forecasted at PS1,329,439.00 The Authority has taken the decision to award this IPCC SMI to incumbent provider Vita Health Group. The provider is considered most technically capable of providing the most economically advantageous solution to the Authority under the current environment whilst the ICB undergoes restructure, review and alignment of contracts. The Authority is applying the NHS Standard Contract Terms and Conditions to support a combination of services, all of which are part funded under a single clinical contract, to ensure appropriate clinical governance and service delivery quality as well as consistency of service to patients. The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0678a64f-188a-4639-8c62-6425956a6bc9 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,329,439 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,329,439 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ATTAIN |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 3HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Fryerns |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VITA HEALTH GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2024 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0678a64f-188a-4639-8c62-6425956a6bc9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0678a64f-188a-4639-8c62-6425956a6bc9
  17th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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