The Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service

A Contract Award Notice
by NHS ENGLAND

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£2M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
23 Jul 2024
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Leeds

Geochart for 2 buyers and 4 suppliers

Description

NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).

Lot Division

1 Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service provider

This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the Relevant Authority’s intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable Provider Process.NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly to commission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infected blood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered by existing commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be £22,809,000.00This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that the services will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

4 Regional Navigator Host Provider for the Midlands region

This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the RelevantAuthority’s intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the HealthCare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable ProviderProcess.NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly tocommission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infectedblood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered byexisting commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately£22,809,000.00.This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that theservices will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option toextend for a further 2 years.

7 Regional Navigator Host Provider for the South East region

This is a Transparency - Intention to Award Notice - to inform market of the RelevantAuthority’s intention to Award a Contract to the Most Suitable Provider under the HealthCare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Most Suitable ProviderProcess.NHS England Specialised Commissioning and the Mental Health Team are working jointly tocommission a Psychological Support Service for those infected and affected by infectedblood, in response to the Interim Inquiry Report. This service can only be delivered byexisting commissioned Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres (HCCC).The lifetime value of the contract covering all Lots is expected to be approximately£22,809,000.00.This is a new service and will be delivered by existing providers. It is anticipated that theservices will commence on 30th August 2024 for an initial period of 5 years with an option toextend for a further 2 years.

Award Detail

1 Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT (Oxford)
  • Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service provider
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £1,447,000
2 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Leeds)
  • Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support Service provider
  • Num offers: 17
  • Value: £716,000
3 Leicester NHS Trust University Hospitals (Leicester)
  • Lot 4 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the Midlands region
  • Num offers: 3
  • Value: £358,000
4 Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT (Oxford)
  • Lot 7 - Regional Navigator Host Provider for the South East region
  • Num offers: 2
  • Value: £511,000

Award Criteria

most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria 100.0

CPV Codes

  • 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

  • Options are available.
  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Other 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Friday 2nd August 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.This is the second Intention to Award Notice that is being published for this service and covers Part of Lot 1, part of Lot 4 and part of Lot 7 now that the assessment on these providers has been completed and confirmed. Please note that further detail is required on Lot 9 so a further notice will be published once the assessment has been completed.The Relevant Authority is of the view, taking into account likely providers and all relevant information available to it at this time, that it has identified the most suitable provider or providers for each of the Lots.Each of the 5 Key Criteria elements were balanced with equal priority and considered on this basis. Following assessment, it was agreed that the 16 providers are capable of meeting the service specification and are existing Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres which was an essential requirement.This decision has been made as per NHS England governance processes, by Delegated Commissioning Group on 28th May 2024. No conflicts of interest were identified.Please contact anna.salt@nhs.net with any written representations, ensuring the following details are referenced:Project reference: C255762Project title: Infected Blood Inquiry Psychological Support ServiceIf no representations are received before midnight on Friday 2nd August 2024, then the standstill period will come to an end and the relevant authority can proceed with contract awards.

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