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title: "Asylum Accommodation and Support centre at Wethersfield, Braintree"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d821"
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# Asylum Accommodation and Support centre at Wethersfield, Braintree

Buyer: NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d821

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## Summary

The NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for primary medical services for the proposed Asylum Accommodation and Support centre at Wethersfield, Braintree. The contract, with a total estimated value of £1,105,000, has been given to Commisceo Primary Care Solutions. The procurement method used was negotiated without publication of a contract notice due to extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority. The procurement stage is Award, with a contract signing date of 31st March 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing health services to participate in delivering primary medical services for the Asylum Accommodation and Support centre. Businesses capable of offering comprehensive health assessment and primary care provision to a diverse population are well-suited to compete. The contract focuses on services related to health, specifically medical practice and related services, within the health sector category. The location for service delivery is Braintree, Essex, catering to the health needs of service users in Wethersfield. It is a limited procurement method justified by extreme urgency, requiring quick and efficient mobilization of services to meet the urgent needs of the asylum accommodation and support centre.

## Notice

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board's (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") intention (for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the Authority), to award a contract for primary medical services for the proposed Asylum Accommodation and Support centre at Wethersfield, Braintree under Regulation 32 (2) (c) to Commisceo Primary Care Solutions, for a period of 18 months. The Authority intends to extend the existing Special Allocations contract held by Commisceo for a period of 12 months from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025, and modify the scope of such contract, in order to secure primary medical services to the Asylum Accommodation and Support Centre at Wethersfield within the very tight deadline mandated by NHSE and Home Office. The total estimated aggregate contract value over the 18 month term is PS1,105,000.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority was informed by NHS England in Q4 2022/23 of the likely siting of Asylum Accommodation and Support Centre at Wethersfield. This location falls within the boundaries of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB and therefore, the ICB is responsible for securing health services to the service users of this site. Working with partners from across health and care, the Authority established a task and finish group for health and care provision to this site. Key to the provision of health services, is the need to secure primary care provision for this population. This provision has two core aspects i) a comprehensive assessment of the health needs of the service users on arrival at the site and ii) the ongoing primary medical needs of this population. The Authority has been working closely with the Home Office and other stakeholders to determine the optimal model of primary care provision to the site. On the basis of the likely significant requirement seven days a week during at least the early phase of this new development, the project group determined that the best model of provision was a dedicated service based on the Wethersfield site. This service will be flexed up and down depending on need (largely determined by the number of new arrivals and the total number of service users on site. The Authority was required to identify a provider of this service at pace as the initial go live was planned for April (later revised to June 23). The Authority intends to extend the existing Special Allocations contract held by Commisceo for a period of 12 months from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025, and modify the scope of such contract, in order to secure primary medical services to the Asylum Accommodation and Support Centre at Wethersfield within the very tight deadline mandated by NHSE and Home Office. In making this decision, the Authority considered that to be technically capable, the provider needed to: - be an established provider of primary care and hold an existing contract with the ICB for the provision of GMS services potentially to any eligible patient living within the boundaries of the ICB. - have suitable and relevant previous experience of support asylum hotels / provision of assessment and ongoing primary care to a large asylum hotel - ability to quickly and safely mobilise (for example, have SystmOne Unit, and be fully set up on PCSE) - have access to sufficient local and skilled workforce - demonstrate that the provision of services will not compromise any other service commissioned from the provider. There are two key factors that impact on the Authority's future commissioning intentions for this service. a) It is unclear at this stage what (if any) impact the introduction of Integrated Neighbourhood Teams will have on the future service model. Further work is needed to explore this, alongside the development of the INT model across MSE. b) The requirement to secure primary medical services to the Asylum Accommodation and Support Centre at Wethersfield. The total estimated aggregate contract value over the 18 month term is PS1,105,000. Additional information: The Service to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended by as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the "Regulations"). As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.

### Procurement Information

A requirement to implement an Asylum Accommodation and Support centre at Wethersfield, Braintree at significant pace and scale has been mandated by NHSE/Home Office. The Authority has an obligation to secure primary medical services to the Asylum Accommodation and Support Centre at Wethersfield from a point determined by the other agencies, this potentially could have been Q1 23/24. A contract is required to be awarded to a technically capable provider for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events which were unforeseeable by the Authority. The time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation (via an accelerated procurement procedure) could not be complied with before the earliest potential start date of Q1 23/24. This has now been indicated as 1st July 23. . As such, the Authority have undertaken an analysis of the market and deemed Commisceo to be in the best position to ensure delivery of primary medical services for this cohort of patients from 1st July 23.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017618-2023 |
| 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 | 21 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,105,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 3HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Fryerns |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | COMMISCEO PRIMARY CARE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

## Release History

- 21 Jun 2023 at 09:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017618-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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