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title: "Interim pathway to notify parents of a baby's Sickle Cell and other Haemoglobin carrier results identified under the NHS England Newborn bloodspot Screening (NBS) programme in Derbyshire [Urgent Award]"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b430"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND - MIDLANDS (EAST)"
published: "2024-11-05"
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# Interim pathway to notify parents of a baby's Sickle Cell and other Haemoglobin carrier results identified under the NHS England Newborn bloodspot Screening (NBS) programme in Derbyshire [Urgent Award]

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND - MIDLANDS (EAST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b430

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## Summary

The procurement process overseen by NHS England - Midlands (East) revolves around the urgent award of a contract for an interim pathway to notify parents of their baby's Sickle Cell and other Haemoglobin carrier results identified under the NHS England Newborn Bloodspot Screening programme in Derbyshire. The industry category for this contract is health services, and it is specifically geared towards addressing a critical gap in pathway provision to ensure timely notification of screening results. The contract award falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and was necessitated by urgent circumstances as outlined in Regulation 14 of the said regulations. The awarded contract commenced on 4 November 2024 and is set to conclude on 31 March 2025, with the provision to terminate early if the substantive service by the Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) becomes operational before then. The value of the contract is £4,309, targeting the location in Derbyshire, UK.

This tender represents a significant business growth opportunity for health service providers specialising in newborn screening and haemoglobinopathy care. The intended service seeks to fill an urgent and critical need in the health sector, offering an opportunity for competent providers to showcase their ability to deliver high-quality care under tight time constraints. Companies with expertise in health service delivery and excellent stakeholder engagement capabilities would be well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. Moreover, this type of urgent, needs-based contract underscores the necessity for businesses to maintain flexibility and readiness to respond swiftly to public health demands, thus opening avenues for both small-scale and large-scale health service providers to expand their operational footprint.

## Notice

NHS England - Midlands (East) are making an urgent award for the Provision of Interim pathway to notify parents of Sickle Cell & other Haemoglobin carrier results identified during NBS Screening in Derbyshire.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract is to deliver an interim pathway to notify parents of their babies Sickle Cell & other Haemoglobin carrier results identified during NBS screening programme in Derbyshire. NHS England - Midlands (East) are making an urgent award to the existing provider DHU Healthcare as described in regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Following an incident and audit, there was a clear recommendation for a clinical service to provide the Sickle Cell Carrier (SCC) results to babies born with a SCC. The responsibility for commissioning the clinical sickle cell carrier service sits with NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), due to the timeframes to implement and recruit to the new service commissioned by the ICB, NHS England - Midlands (East) have agreed to commission this service on an interim basis until the permanent pathway is in place in January 2025. This date is subject to successful recruitment of staff for the ICB service therefore this contract will be let until 31st March 2025 and terminated early when the substantive service is operational. This will ensure there is no gap in pathway provision. Failure to provide this service will further delay the sickle cell carrier status notification and other not suspected NBS results to parents of babies screened since 20th June 2024. It will create a health inequality as babies with other NBS results are notified in a shorter timeframe. Therefore this contract is being awarded to DHU Healthcare as they are the current provider for the sickle cell serious incident response. The lifetime value of this contract is PS4,309. Services will be provided between 4th November 2024 and 31st March 2025.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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/035854-2024 |
| 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 | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 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 | £4,309 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND - MIDLANDS (EAST) |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DHU HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 5 Nov 2024 at 17:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035854-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/midlands/

## Provenance

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