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title: "Secondary Care Acute Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0485de"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-07-30"
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# Secondary Care Acute Services

Buyer: NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0485de

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## Summary

The NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for "Secondary Care Acute Services" to the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This contract, valued at approximately £1.286 billion, covers the provision of inpatient and outpatient services across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and south Buckinghamshire. The contract, spanning from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026, falls under the healthcare services category and includes essential health services such as urgent and emergency services, surgical specialties, diagnostic and pathology services, and more. This procurement used a limited award procedure and is enforced by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, specifically bypassing the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in providing acute healthcare services to collaborate with the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, a key system partner within the Frimley Integrated Care System. Companies that specialise in medical and surgical supplies, radiotherapy services, pathology, and diagnostic services would be particularly well-suited to benefit. Engaging in this contract can enable these businesses to secure a significant foothold in the NHS supply chain, driving business growth through long-term and reliable partnerships.

## Notice

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides inpatient and outpatient services across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As their core contract, it covers provision of all NHS acute services they provide where Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are the designated responsible commissioning authority, as opposed to NHS England or other authority. As the one of three NHS Provider Trusts within the Frimley Integrated Care System (ICS), Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is a key system partner within Frimley ICS and furthermore is the only partner providing primarily acute services across all ages of patients within the ICS footprint including the provision of Type 1 and 2 urgent and emergency services (A+) and associated emergency inpatient services, alongside many more essential health services such as surgical and medical specialties (elective and non-elective), Diagnostic, screening and/or Pathology services, and Cancer and/or Radiotherapy Services within the core contract but excludes Adult Community services commissioned via separate contracts This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Award Notice A. 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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides inpatient and outpatient services across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As their core contract, it covers provision of all NHS acute services they provide where Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are the designated responsible commissioning authority, as opposed to NHS England or other authority. As the one of three NHS Provider Trusts within the Frimley Integrated Care System (ICS), Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is a key system partner within Frimley ICS and furthermore is the only partner providing primarily acute services across all ages of patients within the ICS footprint including the provision of Type 1 and 2 urgent and emergency services (A+) and associated emergency inpatient services, alongside many more essential health services such as surgical and medical specialties (elective and non-elective), Diagnostic, screening and/or Pathology services, and Cancer and/or Radiotherapy Services within the core contract but excludes Adult Community services commissioned via separate contracts The contract term is 2 years commenced 01 April 2024 to 31 March 2026 The lifetime value of this contract is estimated at PS1,286,000,000 comprised of PS643m for 24/25 (excludes associate commissioning authorities' values), with year 2 being not yet finalised, subject to NHS Payment Scheme consultation and other changes to national requirements The Commissioner is directly awarding a contract to the existing provider Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation 6(3) and 7 Direct Award process A of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners, with decisions on the award being made by the Frimley ICB Provider Selection and Contracting Group (PSCG).

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023739-2024 |
| 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 | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 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 | £1,286,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS FRIMLEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WINDSOR |
| Post town | Slough |
| Postcode | SL4 3DP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East |
| Local authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Electoral ward | Old Windsor |
| Westminster constituency | Windsor |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FRIMLEY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2024 at 09:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023739-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.frimley.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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