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title: "Integrated activities to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities in North East Essex"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0325c8"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP"
published: "2022-04-05"
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# Integrated activities to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities in North East Essex

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0325c8

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## Summary

The NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group is conducting a tender for the contract titled "Integrated activities to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities in North East Essex." This contract, valued at £624,000, will span six months from 20th March 2022 to 19th September 2022, with a potential extension of an additional six months pending performance. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, following a limited procurement method which allowed for negotiation without prior publication of a call for competition, aiming to engage specifically the University of Essex for their unique capabilities in the local context.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses in the consultancy and community engagement sectors that specialise in health, education, or social impact initiatives. Companies that can demonstrate qualitative strengths and established community ties will be well-positioned to compete for similar contracts, especially those that focus on reducing inequalities and enhancing community participation within the North East Essex area. This contract may also open avenues for subcontracting opportunities in outreach and research activities linked to improving health outcomes.

## Notice

NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group ('the Authority') has sought to commission a service to support the delivery and achievement of outcomes linked to reducing inequalities, supporting skills, educational aspiration and promoting engagement with communities, covering the population of North East Essex for a period of 6 months, from 20th March 2022 until 19th September 2022. There is a possibility that after the initial 6 month term, the agreement gets extended by a further 6 months, therefore the maximum contract duration will be for 12 months. The contract value is PS624,000 over the six month term, and VAT will not be applicable. Even if the contract is extended by a further six months, the contract value will remain unchanged at PS624,000. A voluntary ex ante transparency notice relating to this matter was published on 24 Mar 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group ('the Authority') has sought to commission a service to support the delivery and achievement of outcomes linked to reducing inequalities, supporting skills, educational aspiration and promoting engagement with communities, covering the population of North East Essex for a period of 6 months, from 20th March 2022 until 19th September 2022. There is a possibility that after the initial 6 month term, the agreement gets extended by a further 6 months, therefore the maximum contract duration will be for 12 months.

Options: The contract may be extended by a further six months, after the initial six month period.

### Procurement Information

The Authority has taken a decision to award a contract to the University of Essex, as it is considered to be the most technically capable provider in the current environment, due to the University's position both as a significant anchor organisation situated in the middle of the community in which this work will be directed, and aims to provide support, but also as their place as a community within that neighbourhood due to the student and staff populations living in and being part of the community this work is aimed at supporting. The university brings a number of skills that are directly linked to the work and have work ongoing with schools and the community as part of other research and outreach in the local community. The University understands the structure and governance of the Alliance has already commenced dialogue with system partners including education providers and has evidenced that they have the capability and capacity to deliver engagement and supportive schools work to support the timescales required by the programme. The University of Essex will continue to work with the North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group and as part of the North East Essex Health and Wellbeing Alliance as an anchor organisation within the Essex system to continue to further develop and implement a set of initiatives aimed at increasing community participation in shaping their lived environment, addressing skill gaps in the community, improving employment prospects, and developing high-impact research and knowledge exchange to improve lives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009124-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £624,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NORTH EAST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| 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 | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 5 Apr 2022 at 13:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009124-2022
- 24 Mar 2022 at 12:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007982-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.neessexccg.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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