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title: "Creative Health Social Prescribing Non-Medical Interventions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-048550"
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# Creative Health Social Prescribing Non-Medical Interventions

Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048550

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## Summary

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB has awarded a contract for "Creative Health Social Prescribing Non-Medical Interventions" in the health services sector. This programme aims to support individuals living with or facing health inequalities or complex needs, targeting priorities such as hypertension and chronic respiratory diseases within the Ipswich and East Suffolk Alliance. The contract is set to run from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2026, with an anticipated total value of £63,984 excluding VAT. The award follows a direct procurement method under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, confirmed on 19th March 2024.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in non-medical health interventions, community health support services, and those addressing health inequalities. Companies with expertise in providing innovative, non-medical solutions to improve health outcomes and reduce modifiable risk factors will find this contract particularly beneficial. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a strong track record in similar programmes are well-positioned to compete and collaborate with existing providers to deliver comprehensive health support services across community, primary, and secondary care settings.

## Notice

The Creative Health social prescribing non-medical intervention support for people living with or facing health inequalities or complex needs is an integral component of the Community Based model across IES aiming to reduce health inequalities. It focuses on prevention and enables our communities to support and promote health and wellbeing for specific Core20Plus5 identified priorities - hypertension and chronic respiratory diseases. This is a two year programme, joining up a range of community, primary care, secondary care and VCFSE prevention programmes into a Community Based Approach focusing on improving diagnosis rates of hypertension to reduce cardiac events, raising awareness of mitigations for modifiable behaviours and risk factors, offering a range of non-medical interventions based on referral model from primary care, secondary care, INTs and wider Community Champions and anchor institutions.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This creative health non-medical intervention programme for people with or facing health inequalities or complex needs is an integral component of the Community Based model across IES aims to reduce health inequalities. The contract length is two years from contract start date (it is intended to begin as soon as possible within quarter 2 of 2024/25). The two-year contract value is PS31,992 in total. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

Options: Provision will be built into a NHS Short form contract to have an extension clause for a further two years (subject to funding approval).

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 8th August 2024. They should be submitted in writing to procurement@snee.nhs.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Award decision-makers: Connect Steering Group, Executive Delivery Group and Health Inequalities Steering group. No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makes. The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows: * Quality and Innovation - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that New Wolsey Theatre are delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Quality Impact Assessment. * Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that New Wolsey Theatre are delivering value to the integrated care system and the cost of change would not be outweighed by the potential benefit of a new provider. * Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that New Wolsey Theatre are positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery. * Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that New Wolsey Theatre are meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and contract. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Equality Impact Assessment. * Social Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that New Wolsey Theatre are delivering in line with the SNEE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Sustainability Impact Assessment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025793-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £31,992 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX ICB |
| 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 | THE NEW WOLSEY THEATRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2024 at 12:12 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025793-2024
- 29 Jul 2024 at 09:58 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023541-2024
- 29 Jul 2024 at 09:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023535-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home
- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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