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title: "Primary Medical Care Acute Home Visiting Service and Proactive Early Response Team"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04dd6d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-02-10"
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# Primary Medical Care Acute Home Visiting Service and Proactive Early Response Team

Buyer: NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dd6d

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## Summary

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the Primary Medical Care Acute Home Visiting Service and Proactive Early Response Team to BB Healthcare Solutions Ltd. The procurement, under Regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, falls outside the scope of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to urgent circumstances. The contract, valued at £924,000, runs from 1st October 2024 to 31st September 2025. Key factors necessitating the award include GP Collective Action, redesign delays for Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, personnel changes, and evolving priorities within the Integrated Care Board.

This tender presents significant opportunities for healthcare providers, particularly those specialising in primary medical care and home visiting services. Businesses that can rapidly mobilise healthcare solutions and work closely with GP practices and local integrated teams will find this contract highly advantageous. The focus on home visiting services and proactive care management aligns with the evolving needs and increasing demand for healthcare services in the Basildon and Brentwood areas, making it an ideal growth opportunity for SMEs and established healthcare providers alike.

## Notice

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board have re-awarded a contract for provision of Acute Home Visiting Service (AHVS) and Proactive Early Response Team to the existing provider BB Healthcare Solutions Ltd, under Regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR 23). This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance and delaying the award of the contract was considered as having been likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. The contract is awarded from 1st October 2024 - 31st September 2025. The estimated contract value is PS924,000 for the 9-month duration.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The AHVS service has been developed to support the sustainability of transformation of primary care in Basildon and Brentwood. It provides support to member GP practices in managing increasing levels of need and demand among their registered population; facilitates rapid access to home visiting services to house bound patients requiring urgent consultation; and informs analysis of current patterns and drivers of home visiting, in order to support future appropriate reductions in visit rates. The provision of support in this area is in-line with the relevant GMS/PMS clauses relating to Home Visiting requirements. Additionally, the PCN will deliver additional same day access appointments, proactive management of high frequency users of primary, community and secondary care, co-located for multiple health and social care providers. Previous funding for the Acute Home Visiting Service and Proactive Early Response Team includes: 1st Jan 2019 - 31st Dec 2024 - estimated PS1,667,000. 1st January 2024 until 30th September 2024 - PS695,384. The aggregate (lifetime) contract value with the provider for this service, including the urgent award that is the subject of this Transparency Notice is therefore estimated at PS2,362,384.

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. In accordance with the instructions to Relevant Authorities titled PRN00853-Find-A-Tender-Service-supplementary-guide-January-2024 that was published by NHSE, the Authority has provided its justification as to why this award was made under an urgent circumstance (i.e. why Regulation 14 was applied) within Section Additional information VI.3 of this Notice, please refer to this section.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004435-2025 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Aug 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 | £2,362,384 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | BASILDON |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS14 3HG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway |
| Local authority | Basildon |
| Electoral ward | Fryerns |
| Westminster constituency | Basildon and Billericay |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BB HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
- 85141210 - Home medical treatment services

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2025 at 16:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004435-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/contact/

## Provenance

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