CMT1189 - South Staffordshire Adult Hearing Service (non-complex)

A Contract Award Notice
by NHS STAFFORDSHIRE AND STOKE-ON-TRENT ICB

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£526K
Sector
HEALTH
Published
25 Sep 2024
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Stafford

Geochart for 2 buyers and 1 suppliers

2 buyers

1 supplier

Description

Adult hearing services (Audiology) provide support for adults experiencing hearing and communication difficulties who feel that they might benefit from a hearing assessment and rehabilitation, including the option of trying hearing aids with aftercare and support. This is a zero-based contract based on activity and local prices. The contract expenditure for 2023/24 was £525,987. This notice is for a Direct Award C PSR process to commence from the 08th of October 2024 for 12 months bringing the lifetime value of the contract to the value of c.£525,987. Under the test for considerable change this is within the permitted criteria (not exceeding £500,000 and 25%).

Total Quantity or Scope

Description of the services to be provided: Adult hearing services (Audiology) provide support for adults experiencing hearing and communication difficulties who feel that they might benefit from a hearing assessment and rehabilitation, including the option of trying hearing aids with aftercare and support. The ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C, where the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract, and the contract is not changing considerably. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £525,987 The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 08/10/2024 to 07/10/2025.

Award Detail

1 Scrivens (Birmingham)
  • Reference: cmt- 1189
  • Num offers: 1
  • Value: £525,987

Award Criteria

the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard 100.0

CPV Codes

  • 85121240 - ENT or audiologist services

Indicators

  • 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by the 07 of October 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Email address where written representations should be sent: governance@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk Details of the award decision-makers: NHS SSOT ICB Finance and Performance Committee 3rd of September 2024 Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: The PCCD MDT and POG agreement and approval processes seek to identify any Conflicts of Interest and, if declared, these are documented and managed according to SSOT ICB policy. Persons with known or declared Conflicts of Interest would be excluded from the decision-making process. In this case, no conflicts were declared by any members of the ICB's Finance and Performance Committee. Relative importance and rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: The continuation of existing services will maintain existing capacity and reduced demand on primary and secondary care. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably from the existing contract. The ICB Quality & Finance teams undertook diligence and details checks recorded on the DMR Tracker held by the ICB.

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