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title: "VEAT Notice for GP Out of Hours Service in East Berkshire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028aa2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST BERKSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP"
published: "2021-01-15"
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# VEAT Notice for GP Out of Hours Service in East Berkshire

Buyer: EAST BERKSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028aa2

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## Summary

The East Berkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is set to award a contract for the provision of GP Out of Hours (OOH) services in the East Berkshire area, specifically in Bracknell, Ascot, Slough, Windsor, and Maidenhead. This tender, titled "VEAT Notice for GP Out of Hours Service in East Berkshire," reflects the healthcare services industry and is currently in the Award stage, with the contract value amounting to £15,948,453. The contract will be active from 1st April 2021 to 4th September 2024, and expressions of interest must be submitted by 16th February 2021. The procurement process utilised is negotiated without a call for competition, justified on the basis of there being a single known capable provider.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in healthcare services and urgent care provisions. Companies with expertise in integrated urgent care and primary care services may find themselves well-positioned to engage in this procurement process. The awarded contract enables the supplier to continue supporting the local healthcare system while addressing the increasing need for efficient out-of-hours medical services, thereby fostering growth and expansion in this vital sector.

## Notice

East Berkshire CCG are planning to contract with East Berkshire Primary Care Out of Hours Services Ltd (EBOOH) for the provision of GP Out of Hours (OOH) services for the patients registered and non-registered to the East Berkshire geographical area (Bracknell, Ascot, Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead) under a Single Tender Waiver (STW). This service will function as a key element of the existing Thames Valley Integrated Urgent Care service and support the development of 111 First in Frimley, following its launch in November 2020. 111 and primary care are two of the four key points of access to same day care for patients across the Frimley Integrated Care System, which the Out of Hours service is fully integrated within. The publication of the integrated urgent care services specification in 2017, the Next Steps on the NHS 5 year Forward View and the NHS Long Term Plan set out the requirement for Commissioners to contract for an Integrated Urgent Care service (IUC) to include 111 Services, a clinical assessment service (CAS) and also GP face to face provision both during normal primary care hours 8-6.30pm Monday to Friday and during the GP Out of hours period 6.30pm - 8am weekdays and during the weekend. The main IUC contract and CAS has been provided by South Central Ambulance Service since 2017. The normal GP in-hours element is provided from the local GP Practices. The remaining element of GP Out of Hours services has been commissioned from EBOOH for the above localities and North Hampshire Urgent Care for the Sandhurst Medical Practice. As part of this integrated service there has been ongoing service development across Commissioners and Providers delivering the IUC service as a whole. East Berkshire OOH has delivered the existing OOH service since April 2006, with the current contract due to expire 31st March 2021. To mitigate the risk of disruption to services and ensure greater alignment with the Thames Valley Integrated Urgent Care Service ("TV IUC") the CCG is intending to award a further contract to the current provider. The contract will be aligned with the TV IUC contract end date to allow the CCG to review their long term Urgent Care strategy as a whole and will therefore be awarded from 1st April 2021 to 4th September 2024 at a value of PS15,948,453. As such, a negotiated procedure without a call for competition will be followed and is believed to be justified under section 32(2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - 'competition is absent for technical reasons' where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. For a full description of the service requirements and other information please see the attached word document.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As described in attached document. Additional information: Please note that this service is a healthcare service as described in the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 and is subject only to the regulations that specifically apply to such services. Nothing in this notice is intended to imply or otherwise suggest that any other rules or obligations will apply save for those explicitly required under The Regulations.

### Procurement Information

There is only one known capable provider of this service. No expressions of interest from other providers have been received since the service commenced in 2006.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000844-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,948,453 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST BERKSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | WINDSOR |
| Post town | Slough |
| Postcode | SL4 3DP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East |
| Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Electoral ward | Old Windsor |
| Westminster constituency | Windsor |
| Delivery location | TLJ11 Berkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EAST BERKSHIRE PRIMARY CARE OUT OF HOURS SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services

## Release History

- 15 Jan 2021 at 11:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000844-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/def7c48d-5bf0-40fc-ab91-8a97e06ae594
- https://www.eastberkshireccg.nhs.uk/

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