Initial Health Assessments (IHA) for Children Looked After and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children - York and North Yorkshire

Concepts

• medical practice
• willerby
• statutory initial health assessments
• unaccompanied asylum seeker children
• asylum seeker children
• initial health assessments
• children
• children looked
• unaccompanied asylum seeker children - york
• asylum seeker children - york

Location

WILLERBY

Description

Provision of statutory Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) for Children looked after (CLA) and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children (UASC) across North Yorkshire & York (NY & Y) by a qualified and experienced medical practitioner in line with statutory guidance. The Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) will clinically assess a child's physical, emotional, mental health needs and seek to establish any future health and care requirements.

Total Quantity or Scope

Provision of statutory Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) for Children looked after (CLA) and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children (UASC) across North Yorkshire & York (NY & Y) by a qualified and experienced medical practitioner in line with statutory guidance. The Initial Health Assessments (IHAs) will clinically assess a child's physical, emotional, mental health needs and seek to establish any future health and care requirements. NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Approximate lifetime value of the contract is £260,000. Contract term 4 October 2024 to 3 October 2025 (contract term may be extended by 1 year to 3 October 2026).

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Contract contains an option to extend by 1 year.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85121000 - Medical practice services

Indicators

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

Legal Justification

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 23:59hrs 3 October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded. This notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by Providers must be made to decision makers by 23:59hrs 3 October 2024. Provider representations in relation to this intention to award notice should be submitted in writing to hnyicb.procurement@nhs.net This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The contract award was approved by Executive Director of Finance and Investment (Acting) and Director of Nursing - Governance. No conflicts of interest have been declared in relation to the contract award. The criteria applied to this intention to award was: Basic Selection Criteria - Mandatory and Discretionary Grounds - Suitability to pursue activity - Technical and Professional Ability Key Criteria Quality - 45% Innovation - 5% Value - 10% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 15% Improving Access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 15% Social Value - 10% NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB has conducted an assessment of the Provider against the stated Basic Selection Criteria and Key Criteria and considers that the existing provider is satisfying its current existing contract, will likely satisfy the new contract to a sufficient standard, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.