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title: "North East Essex Diabetes Service (NEEDS)"
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# North East Essex Diabetes Service (NEEDS)

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-22af9117-adb7-40fd-a95d-0e15879c8e80

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## Summary

The NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has awarded a contract for the North East Essex Diabetes Service (NEEDS) to Suffolk GP Federation CIC. This contract, valued at £204,147.85, is effective from 1st April 2022 to 30th April 2022, following a direct procurement method known as single tender action, due to the contract's value being below the specified threshold. The procurement process has recently reached the award stage, with the award notice published on 11th March 2022. The services fall under the category of miscellaneous health services within the social sector, and the delivery will take place in East of England, United Kingdom.

This contract presents significant opportunities for growth for businesses in the health service sector, particularly those offering diabetes care and management solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially well-suited to respond, as they can leverage their local presence and specialised services to compete effectively. Long-term commissioning arrangements for diabetes services are already in place, indicating potential future contracts for those associated with this area.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (the "CCG"). The contract award is made to Suffolk GP Federation CIC for the provision of Diabetes Services across North East Essex, for a one month period This contract commences on 1st April 2022 until 30th April 2022, at a total contract value of PS204,147.85. The CCG is publishing this Contract Award Notice in the Contracts Finder in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020) for spend above PS25,000. The Services in scope of this Contract Award Notice fall within social and other specific services within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020), but the total contract value does not exceed the current threshold of PS663,540. Longer term commissioning arrangements for Diabetes have already been agreed and this will form part of the North East Essex Integrated Community Services (NICS) contract, which was advertised and commissioned in 2020, once this short term contract extension ends.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9215ccd9-73d4-436c-a053-fb5ea1a30d94 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 30 Apr 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £204,147 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £204,147 |
| 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 | COLCHESTER |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode | CO4 9QR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |
| Local authority | Colchester |
| Electoral ward | Highwoods |
| Westminster constituency | Colchester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SUFFOLK GP FEDERATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2022 at 12:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9215ccd9-73d4-436c-a053-fb5ea1a30d94

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9215ccd9-73d4-436c-a053-fb5ea1a30d94
  11th March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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