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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-b5fd17-441cf6e0-2307-4021-a816-6be4a6f7615c

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## Summary

The procurement process for the North East Essex Diabetes Service (NEEDS) is being conducted by NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (NEECCG). The project aims to undertake an independent review of Diabetes Management services within the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System. Scheduled to conclude by April 2020, this review's findings will help shape future commissioning and service options, with a need for a contract extension from April 2021 to March 2022. The procurement method employed is a limited negotiated procedure without prior publication, with a total contract value of £2,410,798.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector, particularly those that provide integrated health services related to diabetes management. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging with this procurement could lead to the development and enhancement of diabetes services across North East Essex, creating a favourable environment for innovative healthcare solutions and fostering partnerships within the wider Integrated Care System.

## Notice

NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (NEECCG) will shortly be engaging with a third party organisation whom will be undertaking an independent review of Diabetes Management (DM) services across the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS). The outcomes of the review will inform the commercial options for the future of Diabetes services across the ICS, including North East Essex. The review is expected to be completed by April 2020 after which partners across the ICS will convene to deliberate its recommendations, commence action planning and explore commissioning options and opportunities; a process NECCG anticipate will take 2-3 months. To enable this process NEECCG will extend the current North East Essex Diabetes Service (NEEDS) by 12 months to 31st March 2022. Recommendations from this review will inform the future commissioning of services and its potential geography. The overall aim of the current NEEDS is to co-ordinate, promote and ensure, via a single point of access, the provision of a comprehensive range of high quality, cost effective integrated health services for people with diabetes and their carers living in North East Essex. The current contract is due to expire on 31st March 2021. The additional contractual term is for a period of 12 months from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022. This will enable project team at NEECCG to be able to fully explore the options within the wider system and to understand if the service could be expanded into other areas. A voluntary ex ante transparency notice relating to this matter was published on 27.1.2020. Additional information: NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (NEECCG) will shortly be engaging with a third party organisation whom will be undertaking an independent review of Diabetes Management (DM) services across the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS). The process of appraising the ICS-wide recommendations is expected to take approximately 2-3 months. Without the extension of the current service Commissioners will not be able to sufficiently deliberate the recommendations in the review and still undertake a comprehensive procurement process to commission a high quality Diabetes Service. across the ICS, including North East Essex.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e3f01db-fdde-4bad-ab10-9f31a0a7b8da |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jan 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jan 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,410,798 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,410,798 |
| 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 Feb 2020 at 10:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e3f01db-fdde-4bad-ab10-9f31a0a7b8da

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e3f01db-fdde-4bad-ab10-9f31a0a7b8da
  11th February 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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