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title: "NHS England South East - Sexual Assault Referral Centre Services"
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# NHS England South East - Sexual Assault Referral Centre Services

Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4576f3fc-4ecb-4739-b957-313bb88a0dad

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## Summary

NHS England South East has extended contracts for Sexual Assault Referral Centre services in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley, and Hampshire. The contract extensions are effective from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2025, with an option to further extend until 31st March 2026. The total contract value for the initial 12-month extension is approximately £5,041,867, and around £10,083,734 for a 12 + 12 month contract. South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is overseeing the commissioning plans.

This tender for healthcare services presents opportunities for large-scale suppliers who can provide SARC services in compliance with UKAS accreditation standards. The buyer, NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT, is seeking suppliers to deliver these services in the South East region. The awards have been granted to Mountain Healthcare Holdings Limited, G4S Facilities Management (UK) Limited, and Solent NHS Trust for the respective regions listed.

## Notice

This notice is placed to inform the marketplace that contract extensions have been enacted by NHS England South East ("the Commissioner"), for the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) contracts in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley and Hampshire. Contract extensions are effective from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025, with an option to extend for a further 12 months up to 31st March 2026. The Forensic Science Regulator has established a new Code of Practice which mandates that all SARC sites must achieve UKAS accreditation (ISO 15189). In order to achieve accreditation, SARC sites must be suitable and comply with the accreditation standards. In light of this, NHS England South East have sourced and secured new sites across the region and plans to commence work to develop these sites into SARCs over the coming months. As this work would take place during the recommissioning process for SARC services, if they remained in line with current contract expiry dates, the Commissioner has taken the decision to extend the contracts in order to enable a fully-informed and robust recommissioning process to be completed. This process will take place during the remainder of the extended contract, and will be communicated separately. The contract modifications (in the form of contract extensions) are enacted under regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Extending contracts will not alter the overall nature of the contract; service provision will remain in line with current delivery models and requirements, and in line with existing annual financial envelopes. The SARC contracts to which the extensions have been applied to are: * Kent (Provider: Mountain Healthcare) * Surrey (Provider: Mountain Healthcare) * Sussex (Provider: Mountain Healthcare) * Hampshire (Provider: Solent NHS Trust) * Thames Valley (Provider: G4S) The total contract value (inclusive of all the above contracts) is approximately PS5,041,867 for the initial 12-month extension, (and approximately a total of PS10,083,734 for a 12 + 12 month contract). South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) is acting on behalf of the Commissioner to inform the market of their commissioning plans. Additional information: The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"), which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c833871-2dec-42bf-86fd-9f90bd06da01 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Contract extensions |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,083,734 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,041,867 |
| 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 | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG1 7EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Reading |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Reading Central |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | G4S FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (UK; MOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS; SOLENT NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 16 Aug 2023 at 11:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c833871-2dec-42bf-86fd-9f90bd06da01

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c833871-2dec-42bf-86fd-9f90bd06da01
  16th August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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