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title: "Minuteful Kidney Service"
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# Minuteful Kidney Service

Buyer: ATTAIN  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a55f5dca-5252-4d52-a2a0-ba73c75832f4

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## Summary

The procurement process for the Minuteful Kidney Service was initiated by Attain, a buyer located in Welwyn Garden City, England. The service falls under the medical equipments category and is being delivered by Healthy.io (UK) Ltd. The contract value is £146,160 GBP, with a direct procurement method and a single tender action. The tender period ended on September 22, 2023, and the contract period spans from November 30, 2023, to November 29, 2024.

This opportunity presents a chance for small and medium-sized enterprises to engage in delivering innovative healthcare services. Businesses offering medical equipment, digital health solutions, and service providers in the healthcare industry would find this tender suitable for expanding their operations and enhancing patient care. The pilot project, focusing on improving kidney health testing accessibility, aims to achieve early disease detection, enhanced patient outcomes, and reduced healthcare costs in Hertfordshire and West Essex.

## Notice

The purpose of this notice is to inform the market of a contract which has been awarded to Healthy.io to deliver the Minuteful Kidney service within Hertfordshire and West Essex. This is a fully outsourced, end-to-end home testing service provided by Healthy.io. The service enables patients to deliver their own annual kidney health urine test without visiting a GP practice via postal testing kits and with a smartphone app. The outcome is improvement of early detection of kidney disease and prevention of cardiovascular disease, improving health outcomes and reducing long term costs of care. This is a pilot service which will be made available to all practices across Hertfordshire and West Essex. The intended benefits of which are: An increase in uptake of urine ACR testing, Increase in completion of all 8 care processes (as this is often the care process that is missing), Increased detection of kidney disease in a high-risk population, Longer term benefits of reduced complications and adverse outcomes from undiagnosed or poorly managed CKD and DM. It can be used in any setting where the patient has access to a test kit and a smartphone. The system has interoperability with GP systems which allows results to be submitted immediately to the patients practice. The contract has been awarded to Healthy.io recognising that this is an emerging technology with a limited market. In September 2020, Healthy.io were selected by the NHS for the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award as one of several recipients chosen from a pool of over 530 applicants to deploy technologies to NHS sites and transform care. The company has been awarded a share of PS50 million from a total pot of PS140 million over three years to deploy technologies to NHS sites. They are also the only provider that delivers a smartphone-based home kidney testing service which improves access to care for hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. The award is run by the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC), in partnership with NHSX and the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). The pilot project will be subject to ongoing evaluation, should this evaluation deem the service to deliver the positive impacts for patients market testing will be undertaken to allow the ICB to understand whether new providers / technologies have emerged. A commissioning and procurement decision on the long-term future of the service will be based on the evidence gathered. The value included within this notice is inclusive of VAT. The value exclusive of VAT is PS121,800. As this was not a competitive process, the closing date included within this Notice is the date by which the waiver was submitted.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51898d50-aa21-48c6-92bc-979169b82028 |
| 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 | 5 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Nov 2023 - 29 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £146,160 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £146,160 |
| 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 | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6JL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEALTHY.IO (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33100000 - Medical equipments

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2023 at 12:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51898d50-aa21-48c6-92bc-979169b82028

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51898d50-aa21-48c6-92bc-979169b82028
  5th October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk

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