Provision of psychological therapy services to Suffolk adult eating disorder patients

Concepts

• norwich
• psychiatrist or psychologist
• potential patient harm
• patients
• psychological therapy services
• suffolk
• adult
• patient safety
• the existing service
• the service

Location

Suffolk:

Description

This urgent contract award is made on the grounds of patient safety, to accelerate provision of psychological therapy services to patients in Suffolk. The urgent contract award is made to provide additional interim capacity that is not currently available within the service. The contractor will be engaged as a contingency provider, should the existing service not have sufficient capacity to treat patients within the specified care plan duration. This measure is being taken to mitigate against potential patient harm due to elongated access times. The contractor has been identified as suitable provider, with sufficient capacity and capability, to facilitate a contract from 1st November 2024 to 31st October 2025

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Legal Justification

Please see section VI.3. (Additional information) for full context and justification of the Direct Award.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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. This contract has been made under the emergency award criteria of the Provider Selection Regime, due to the urgent service requirement to mitigate against patient safety concerns and/or risk. The contractor has been identified as the only provider of suitable quality and capacity that could deliver the requirements of this contract. Conflicts of interest identified among the key decision makers: none. Decision makers for this contract award: Jo Zenzer - Contracts Manager Chantelle Beckett - Senior Contracts Manager Colette Turner - Improvement Director