--- title: "Suffolk and North East Essex Special Allocation Scheme (SAS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038b73" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038b73" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038b73.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038b73.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2022-12-07" --- # Suffolk and North East Essex Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038b73 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-038b73) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-038b73.json) ## Summary The Suffolk and North East Essex Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) tender, managed by the NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board, falls under the Health services category. The tender involves consolidating existing contracts into a single contract from 1 April 2023, with a total contract value of £384,000. The procurement stage is currently at the award phase, with the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust being the awarded supplier. The contract duration is 720 days, and the location for delivery is Suffolk and North East Essex. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector, particularly those experienced in providing primary care services and contract management. The focus on Special Allocation Schemes for patients needing alternative primary care provision highlights the need for high-quality services. Businesses looking to compete should have a track record in healthcare provision, contract variation management, and working with public sector organisations. ### Lot Information Suffolk and North East Essex Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) The Primary Care team have assessed the option to have one Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) contract across the Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) Integrated Care Board (ICB) from 1 April 2023 (rather than 2 separate contracts, as is currently the case). Historically, North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have had a contract with EPUT, and separate to this West Suffolk CCG and Ipswich & East Suffolk CCG have also had a contract with EPUT. Both these contracts have now novated over to the SNEE ICB as part of the transitioning arrangements from CCGs to ICBs. The scope of the services for both contracts is for a Special Allocation Scheme (SAS). Special Allocation Schemes were created to ensure that patients who have been removed from a practice patient list can continue to access primary care services via alternative primary care provision. ICBs have a responsibility to ensure that all patients can access good quality GP services and that patients are not refused healthcare following incidents that are reported to the police. Patients are registered on the scheme by the submission of a Violence Reporting Form to NHS England, or ICB with Delegated Authority by a GP practice. Therefore, the current West Suffolk & Ipswich and East Suffolk contract with EPUT will need to be varied to incorporate the requirements (scope of services and spend) of North East Essex, from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2025. The new aggregated contract value will therefore be PS264,000 (West Suffolk and Ipswich & East Suffolk) + PS120,000 (North East Essex) = PS384,000. The contract variation pertaining to the North East Essex element will be PS120,000. When the original contract was awarded there was no reference to creation of ICSs, as such the ICB can rely on Reg 72 (1) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, where all of the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034646-2022 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 Mar 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 | £384,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | 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 | TLH14 Suffolk CC | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 7 Dec 2022 at 14:35 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034646-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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