Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) in Northamptonshire

Concepts

• kettering
• health services
• nhs northamptonshire icb
• northamptonshire icb
• university hospitals northamptonshire
• covid-19 related hospital admissions
• nhs northamptonshire
• northamptonshire
• covid-19
• covid medicines delivery unit

Location

Northamptonshire

Description

COVID Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) is to provide antiviral treatment to patients who test positive for COVID-19 and are at highest risk of complications of the disease. The treatments are clinically proven to improve patient outcomes and reduce COVID-19 related hospital admissions.

Total Quantity or Scope

COVID Medicines Delivery Units (CMDUs) provide antiviral treatment to patients who test positive for COVID-19 and are at highest risk of complications of the disease. The treatments are clinically proven to improve patient outcomes and reduce COVID-19 related hospital admissions. This notice is to confirm that an urgent award of contract was made due to the urgency of the service provision as notice was received from University Hospitals Northamptonshire (UHN) to advise that they intended to cease providing the service. NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) undertook a procurement process and awarded a contract to LLR Patient Care Locally (CIC) and NHS Northamptonshire ICB is an associate to the contract. LLR ICB are publishing a modification notice to confirm Northamptonshire ICB as associate to the contract. The lifetime value of the contract is £228,039. Service contract period is 17th June 2024 to 31st March 2025.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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. Regulation 14 has been applied because delaying the award of the contract would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. This notice is to confirm that an urgent award of contract was made to the urgency of the service provision as notice was received from University Hospitals Northamptonshire (UHN) to advise that they intended to cease providing the service. NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) undertook a procurement process and awarded a contract to LLR Patient Care Locally (CIC) and NHS Northamptonshire ICB is an associate to the contract. LLR ICB are publishing a modification notice to confirm Northamptonshire ICB as associate to the contract. Contract length is 9.5 months. The decision-makers were Northamptonshire ICB: Deputy Director of Contracting and Delivery Senior Acute Contracts Manager ICS Chief Pharmacist Director of Operations & Deputy Chief Operating Officer Head of Procurement Conflicts of interest identified among group: None.

Other Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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. Regulation 14 has been applied because delaying the award of the contract would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety. This notice is to confirm that an urgent award of contract was made to the urgency of the service provision as notice was received from University Hospitals Northamptonshire (UHN) to advise that they intended to cease providing the service. NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) undertook a procurement process and awarded a contract to LLR Patient Care Locally (CIC) and NHS Northamptonshire ICB is an associate to the contract. LLR ICB are publishing a modification notice to confirm Northamptonshire ICB as associate to the contract. Contract length is 9.5 months. The decision-makers were Northamptonshire ICB: Deputy Director of Contracting and Delivery Senior Acute Contracts Manager ICS Chief Pharmacist Director of Operations & Deputy Chief Operating Officer Head of Procurement Conflicts of interest identified among group: None.