Health services

Tender description

This prior information notice is to inform the market of the intention to directly award a 24-month contract to Integrated Care 24 Ltd (‘IC24’) for the provision of primary care led urgent care services for Hastings and Rother CCG (‘the CCG’) from 1.5.2020 to 30.4.2022. This prior information notice is to inform the market of the intention to directly award a 24-month contract to Integrated Care 24 Ltd (‘IC24’) for the provision of primary care led urgent care services for Hastings and Rother CCG (‘the CCG’) from 1.5.2020 to 30.4.2022. The proposed value of the new contract is 647 752 GBP per annum, and 1 295 504 GBP for the full 2-year period. The contract is due to end on 29.4.2020 having used the maximum number of legally provisioned extensions allowed for within the existing contract. The proposed Direct Award will allow the CCG, working in partnership with key stakeholders, a defined period of time: — to develop and test an emerging integrated model of care that takes into account the range of enhanced services that have been introduced since the establishment of the HSP Walk-in Centre in 2010, — to offer a multi-disciplinary approach to unregistered and vulnerable patients, — to ensure the service works alongside local services as they continue to develop (for example PCNs) to ensure the future model of the PCLH best supports people in a holistic way, drawing on the relevant available services. This direct award proposal will provide additional time for the CCGs to complete and embed this work and to embark on a formal procurement process preparatory to an award for new services being in place from 1.5.2022. The rationale for the direct award to the incumbent provider is that this is in the best interests of patients and vulnerable local people as it will minimise disruption to patients whilst still meeting identified patient needs, maintaining service safety and quality and minimising commissioner and provider risk. This proposal for directly awarding this 24-month contract is made in the context of meeting patient need and maintaining service quality. Walk-in Centre (WIC) services were initially commissioned to provide routine and urgent primary care for minor conditions, ailments and injuries. Since WICs were established in the late 2 000s, a range of new services has been introduced, such as additional primary care appointments late in the evenings and over the weekends through Primary care improved access (PCIA), the NHS 111 Clinical assessment service (CAS) and other services through our emerging Primary care networks (PCNs). Due to these changes and additions there is a need to ensure this service works alongside other services as an integrated part of the health system and to ensure the future model best supports local patients and people. For further details of the rationale leading to this proposal, the full PIN is available to view through the Intend e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning, reference: Testing the development of a primary care-Led Hub at Hastings Station Plaza (NHS/SOEPS/19.591 PINCC) until 23.59 on 11.3.2020. A contract will be awarded without further publication. Should you wish to discuss the content of this PIN further please raise this as a project message via the correspondence area of the Intend e-Tendering Portal in the first instance, by the deadline of 23.59 on 11.3.2020.