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title: "NHS England ICF Framework - NHS Increasing Capacity Framework Reference number:41574"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ab61"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONING BOARD (WHICH USES THE OPERATIONAL NAME“NHSENGLAND”)"
published: "2021-04-28"
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# NHS England ICF Framework - NHS Increasing Capacity Framework Reference number:41574

Buyer: THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONING BOARD (WHICH USES THE OPERATIONAL NAME“NHSENGLAND”)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ab61

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the National Health Service Commissioning Board, operating as NHS England, which has established a framework titled the NHS Increasing Capacity Framework Reference number 41574. This framework is specifically designed for the healthcare services industry and encompasses numerous NHS Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups across the UK. The award stage has been completed, with the framework contract signed on 20 November 2020, and it allows for ongoing modifications and requests for service changes on a quarterly basis from the appointed providers.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth in the healthcare services sector, particularly for businesses capable of providing clinical services within the terms of the framework. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger healthcare organisations alike can benefit from participating in this tender, especially those that can offer innovative solutions or expand their service offerings at various locations. Companies with expertise in clinical care, diagnostic services, and healthcare administration are particularly well-suited to compete for contracts under this framework.

## Notice

The National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name "NHS England") has established a framework for clinical services titled Increasing Capacity Framework (ICF) under the light touch regime, and has entered into a framework agreement with each provider appointed to the ICF. NHS England intends to enter into a variation of each framework agreement to introduce a quarterly process through which each provider may request changes to the services that they offer to customers under its framework agreement and the sites at which services may be provided under that framework agreement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name "NHS England") has established a framework for clinical services titled Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement (ICF) under the light touch regime. NHS England has previously issued contract notice 2020/S 202 492264 advertising the procurement of the framework and issued Contract Award Notices 2021/S 028 070725 and 2021/S 074 190543 including providers that have been appointed to the framework. This VEAT notice is being issued to advertise NHSE's introduction of a more detailed change control process through which providers may request changes to the services (procedures) that they offer to customers under the framework and the sites at which services may be provided under the framework. When the framework was procured, providers were provided with a long list of services and asked to indicate which services they would be able to provide from go-live date. They were also asked to state at which sites services could be provided. The proposed variation sets out the process through which providers are permitted to request, on a quarterly basis, (i) that they be permitted to offer additional services to customers via the framework and/or (ii) that they be permitted to offer to provide services at additional sites. The process includes the timetable for submission by providers, templates and method for submission of requests and, where accepted, publication of changes. Additional information: NHS England will apply the evaluation process set out in initial procurement documents to any request submitted via the new change control mechanism. The provider must continue to meet the minimum requirements included in the initial procurement documents in respect of any change submitted for approval via the new process.

### Procurement Information

NHS England previously procured the Increasing Capacity Framework (the ICF ) (contract notice 2020/S 202 492264 and Contract Award Notices 2021/S 028 070725 and 2021/S 074 190543). NHS England is intending to modify the framework agreements entered into under the ICF to include the process through which providers may request (i) additions to the services they supply under their framework agreement and/or (ii) the inclusion of additional sites at which the provider is permitted to offer services. NHS England has concluded that the proposed framework variation falls outside the scope of application of the directive as the modification will introduce the processed change control mechanism which is not a substantial change to the ICF (as defined in Article 72(1)(e)). The original procurement documents did envisage that existing providers would be permitted to increase the scope of the services that they offered under the ICF provided such additional services were within the scope of the ICF services. Existing providers will be permitted to request changes via the process on a quarterly basis as per the mechanism. The proposed variation sets out the process through which such changes to services may be requested, considered and approved or rejected, as appropriate, by NHS England. It is NHS England's view that the proposed variation does not change the scope of the original framework agreements considerably , alter the economic balance of the framework agreements or materially change the character of the framework agreements. In addition, it would not have attracted additional participants or allowed for acceptance of a tender other than originally accepted or admission of candidates other than those selected. The volume and type of in-scope services selected by providers as part of their bids were not evaluated and the original procurement documents did envisage that provider would be permitted to offer additional services provided such services were within the scope of the ICF. The proposed variation to framework agreements is not intended to replace the refresh process suggested as a possibility in the original procurement documents . The Authority still reserves the right to undertake a refresh process as advertised in the original procurement documents through which (inter alia) additional providers may apply to provide services under the ICF. Providers will not be permitted to offer additional services which go beyond of the scope of services covered by the original ICF or which alter the overall nature of the ICF. The original procurement documents did state that providers could offer services at additional sites but that the addition of such sites would not be automatic and would be subject to an approval process. The proposed framework agreement variation will include the formal process through which providers may request and record such site changes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009200-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,000,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONING BOARD (WHICH USES THE OPERATIONAL NAME“NHSENGLAND”) |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS2 7UE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 90 |
| Supplier names | 18 WEEK SUPPORT; 4WAYS HEALTHCARE; A NIGAM; ALLIANCE MEDICAL; ASPEN HEALTHCARE; BEACON MEDICAL SERVICES GROUP; CENTRE FOR SIGHT; CIRCLE HEALTH HOLDINGS; COBALT UNIT APPEAL FUND; DIAGNOSTIC HEALTHCARE; DIAGNOSTIC WORLD; EMMS; EPSOMEDICAL; ESSEX OPHTHALMOLOGY (ESSEX VISION; FAIRFIELD INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL; FORTIUS LONDON; GP CARE; GREATER LANCASHIRE HOSPITAL; GUARDANT HEALTH; HEALTHHARMONIE; HEALTHSHARE; HEXARARD GROUP; HORDER HEALTHCARE; ICS OPERATIONS; ILLUMINA DIAGNOSTICS; INDEPENDENT HEALTH GROUP; INHEALTH; INHEALTH GROUP; KIMS HOSPITAL; KING EDWARD VII HOSPITAL; KINVARA PRIVATE HOSPITAL; LIVINGCARE GROUP; LONDON HEART CLINIC; MANCHESTER SURGICAL SERVICES; MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL; MEDEFER; MEDICAL IMAGING PARTNERSHIP; MEDICAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL; MEDICARE INSOURCING SERVICES; MEDINET CLINICAL SERVICES; MEDISCAN DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; MEDISERVICES HEALTHCARE; MEDNEO DIAGNOSTICS; MODALITY; NEW VICTORIA HOSPITAL; NEWMEDICA; NORWICH AND NORFOLK SURGICAL SERVICES; NUFFIELD HEALTH; OMNES HEALTHCARE; ONE HEALTH GROUP; ONE HEALTHCARE PARTNERS; OPEROSE HEALTH; OPTEGRA; PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; PIONEER HEALTHCARE; POUNDBURY CANCER INSTITUTE; PRACTICE PLUS GROUP; PRIMARY EYECARE (CAMBRIDGESHIRE; PRIMARY EYECARE DEVON; PRIMARY EYECARE SERVICES; RAMSAY HEALTH CARE UK OPERATIONS; REAL IMAGING; REMEDY HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS; RUTHERFORD CANCER CARE; SANUS COR; SCHOEN CLINIC LONDON; SJMP DIAGNOSTIC SURGICAL; SOMERSET SURGICAL SERVICES; SOURCE BIOSCIENCE; SOUTHGATES MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTRE; SPAMEDICA; SPECSAVERS HEARCARE GROUP; SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES; SPENCER PRIVATE HOSPITALS; SPIRE HEALTHCARE; STANDARD HEALTH; TAC HEALTHCARE GROUP; TETBURY HOSPITAL TRUST; THE BENENDEN HOSPITAL TRUST; THE DERMATOLOGY PARTNERSHIP; THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT TRUST; THE MEDICAL EYE CLINIC; THE NEW FOSCOTE HOSPITAL; THE ROXTON PRACTICE; TRANSFORM HOSPITAL GROUP; TYNESIDE SURGICAL SERVICES; ULTRASLASE EYE CLINICS; UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS NHS FT; WESTCLIFFE HEALTH INNOVATIONS; WHITTINGTON HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2021 at 20:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009200-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:492264-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/icf
- https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx
- https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx
- https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
- https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx

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