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title: "Community Health Services (Collaborative)"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Community Health Services (Collaborative)

Buyer: ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ce4d

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## Summary

The Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has recently completed the tender for the provision of Community Health Services in Mid and South Essex. The contract, titled "Community Health Services (Collaborative)", falls within the service category and specifically pertains to community health services. This procurement process is at the award stage, with a contract start date of 1 April 2024 and an expiry date of 31 March 2027. The total value of this contract is £105,679,347. The contracting process has adhered to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, and the awarded contract foregoes the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The services will be provided across the UKH3 region by a collaborative including Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, and Provide CIC, with the former acting as the main contracting entity.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses involved in community health services. By securing this contract, the successful provider will establish a strong foothold in the Mid and South Essex region, delivering essential community health services. The collaborative approach taken by prominent organisations like Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust signifies considerable collaborative efforts and resource pooling, beneficial for businesses with experience in large-scale health service provision. Businesses well-suited to compete in this space would be those with established capabilities in delivering community health services, especially those who can manage significant contract values and complex, multi-organisational collaborations.

## Notice

Community services in Mid and South Essex are delivered by three organisations - EPUT, Provide CIC and NELFT. The three sovereign organisations have been working as a provider collaborative for 3 years under a contractual joint venture. The provider collaborative is known as the Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative (MSECC). All three community contracts are coterminous. EPUT are hosting the single contract for community services across the ICS with Provide CIC and NELFT as subcontractors. Please refer to the notice by MSEICB reference 010435-2024.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Description of the services to be provided: Community health services.
We are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is: PS105,679,347
Start date: 01/04/2024
Expiry date: 31/03/2027

### 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 the relevant authority by 20/01/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003402-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £105,679,347 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | WICKFORD |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS11 7XX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Rettendon and Runwell |
| Westminster constituency | Maldon |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 3 Feb 2025 at 08:55 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003402-2025
- 8 Jan 2025 at 15:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000545-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nelft.nhs.uk
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.eput.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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