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title: "Direct Access / Patient Choice Elective Care services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e35e"
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published: "2023-07-19"
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# Direct Access / Patient Choice Elective Care services

Buyer: NHS NCL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e35e

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## Summary

The NHS NCL Integrated Care Board (ICB) has awarded contracts for Direct Access / Patient Choice Elective Care services in North Central London. The procurement process was completed, with contracts awarded to Circle Health Group and Nuffield Healthcare for a period of 3 years, extendable by a further 2 years. The services will be provided at specified locations within North Central London, offering a range of elective, outpatient, and diagnostics services for adults.

This procurement opportunity for extended patient choice options in health services presents lucrative prospects for businesses in the healthcare industry. Companies experienced in trauma and orthopaedics, general surgery, pain management, gastroenterology, diagnostic imaging, ear, nose and throat, urology, and gynaecology are well-suited to compete. The procurement method used was Negotiated without publication of a contract notice, catering to the specific expertise required for the services offered by Circle Health and Nuffield Healthcare.

## Notice

NCL ICB wishes to continue to commission the Direct Access / Patient Choice Elective Care services from its local independent Sector Hospital Providers within North Central London as part of its extended choice agenda to ensure that the ICB is: * Providing sufficient local capacity and choice to their registered NCL population, * Meet the broader requirements of the national patient choice agenda, * Demonstrate responsiveness to patient demand and feedback. The Direct Access / Patient Choice Elective Care services will be at specified locations within North Central London. One contract covering Cavell, Hendon & Kings Oak Hospitals with Circle Health Group and one contact covering Highgate Hospital with Nuffield Healthcare. Each contract will be for 3 years with option to extend by a further 2 years.

### Lot Information

Cavell, Hendon & Kings Oak Hospitals to Circle Health

Contract with Circle Health to provide patients and GPs within North Central London with extended patient choice options, accessible via the e-Referral Service, e-RS (formerly known as Choose and Book). They support the delivery of a range of elective, outpatient, and diagnostics services for adults over 18 years, including but not limited to the following specialties': * Trauma and Orthopaedics * General surgery * Pain management * Gastroenterology * Diagnostic Imaging * Ear, Nose and Throat * Urology * Gynaecology. These services are part of the national patient choice framework and associated choice menu, meaning patients and GPs self-refer/self-select, meaning NCL Integrated Care Boards ability to affect referral flows is limited. Good contract governance dictates the need to establish formal contractual relationships covering these hospital sites, given the historical levels of patient /GP usage.

Options: The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for further 2 years.

Nuffield Healthcare

Contract with Nuffield Healthcare to provide patients and GPs within North Central London with extended patient choice options, accessible via the e-Referral Service, e-RS (formerly known as Choose and Book). They support the delivery of a range of elective, outpatient, and diagnostics services for adults over 18 years, including but not limited to the following specialties: * Trauma and Orthopaedics * General surgery * Pain management * Gastroenterology * Diagnostic Imaging * Ear, Nose and Throat * Urology * Gynaecology. These services are part of the national patient choice framework and associated choice menu, meaning patients and GPs self-refer/self-select, meaning NCL Integrated Care Boards ability to affect referral flows is limited. Good contract governance dictates the need to establish formal contractual relationships covering these hospital sites, given the historical levels of patient /GP usage.

Options: Initial contract will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further period of 2 years. The contract value stipulated in this notice is for a period of 5 years.

### Procurement Information

Contracts with Circle and Nuffield provide patients and GPs within North Central London with extended patient choice options, accessible via the e-Referral Service, e-RS (formerly known as Choose and Book). They support the delivery of a range of elective, outpatient, and diagnostics services for adults over 18 years, including but not limited to the following specialties: * Trauma and Orthopedics * General surgery * Pain management * Gastroenterology * Diagnostic Imaging * Ear, Nose and Throat * Urology * Gynaecology. These services are part of the national patient choice framework and associated choice menu, meaning patients and GPs self-refer/self-select, meaning NCL Integrated Care Boards ability to affect referral flows is limited. Good contract governance dictates the need to establish formal contractual relationships covering these hospital sites, given the historical levels of patient /GP usage. As per Regulation 32 of PCR2015, use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication is permitted where competition is absent for technical reasons. These services are also covered by European Union patient choice regulations, which have not been rescinded post Brexit.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020780-2023 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 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 | £32,356,105 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS NCL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North London |
| Postcode | N1 1TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Laycock |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | CIRCLE HEALTH; NUFFIELD HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 19 Jul 2023 at 13:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020780-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://nclhealthandcare.org.uk/icb/north-central-london-integrated-care-board/

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