name: Borg Pharma Ltd T/A Pharmacy Link Binscombe Pharmacy

description:
Surrey Heartlands ICB intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award Process C for Community Pharmacy Scheme for On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care.
This is a Primary Care Locally Commissioned Service which provides immediate and consistent access to palliative care medication across Surrey with the ultimate aim of providing the best level of End-of-Life care in the last weeks of a patient's life.  The service supports patients to live and die in their place of choice and to reduce inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life.  Early warning is provided to Community Pharmacies from the Palliative Care Consultant, GP, District Nurse or Palliative Care Nurse about the type and volume of drugs the patient is using to enable appointed Community Pharmacies to be prepared for necessary prescriptions.
The ODADPC LCS is not a service commissioned nationally by NHSE, and the service commissioned by Surrey Heartlands ICB is outside of Community Pharmacy's National contract.  Therefore, a gap remains which Surrey Heartlands ICB fills using this LCS and which means the service falls within the scope of the PSR.
The contract term is two years with a value of £2,100.00 from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2026. Additional information: Direct Award Process C criteria are met for this service:
(a)	Direct Award Processes A or B are not applicable.
(b)	the term of an existing contract is due to expire and a new contract will replace it; contract terms and conditions remain the same bar two non-material adjustments:
(i)	A small service review financial increase from £1,000 paid annually to providers to £1,050 per year per provider over a two-year term.
(ii)	A new contract clause to state if the service is de-commissioned stock not used after 3 months of de-commissioning will be reimbursed by the commissioner up to the total original pack quantity as specified in the "minimum quantity held" within the service specification and contract.
(c)	the considerable change threshold is not met
(d) Surrey Heartlands ICB believes the current provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the contract and taking into account the key criteria and basic selection criteria.
(f)	This will not be a framework agreement.
Basic Selection Criteria, of equal importance, is applicable to the existing and proposed contracts .
Assessment against Key Criteria undertaken in order of importance i.e. Key criteria 1 and 2 are weighted equally as most important followed by key criteria 3 and 4 being weighted equally, followed by key criteria 5
1	Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice ensuring accessibility to services and treatments for all eligible patients, improving health inequalities and ensuring that patients have choice in respect of their health care
•	Service is specifically designed to support patients to live and die in their place of choice.
•	 Choice and accessibility is provided to healthcare professionals from a location close to a patient's home.
•	Choice reduces inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life and ensures a consistent and equal treatment approach for all.
•	Spot checks are performed during the contract period.
•	The proposed contract will replicate the existing contract.  It is anticipated that performance will be maintained at the current high level of delivery or be enhanced.
2	Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
the extent to which services can be provided in
(i)	an integrated way (including with other health care services, health-related services or social care services),
(ii)	a collaborative way (including with providers and with persons providing health-related services or social care services), and
(iii)	a sustainable way (which includes the stability of good quality health care services or service continuity of health care services), so as to improve health outcomes
•	Service is utilised by health care professionals collaboratively with patients, social care, carers, families and others involved in the care plan.
•	Service providers maintain strong collaborative working relationships with the individuals above.
•	Stock and dates are checked regularly and replaced when required.  The service can be relied upon by healthcare workers and recipient patients.
•	Service supports integrating community pharmacy into neighbourhoods as a partner in delivering services collaboratively.
3	Quality & Innovation
the need to ensure good quality services and the need to support the potential for the development and implementation of new or significantly improved services or processes that will improve the delivery of health care or health outcomes
•	The pharmacy contractor will maintain appropriate records to ensure effective ongoing service delivery.
•	The pharmacy contractor is required to submit an annual audit return form.
•	The pharmacy will review its standard operating procedures and the referral pathways for this service on a two-year basis.
•	The pharmacy is required to demonstrate that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service have undertaken CPD relevant to this service.
4	Value
the need to strive to achieve good value in terms of the balance of costs, overall benefits and the financial implications of a proposed contracting arrangement
•	Evidenced by contracting with a specified number of pharmacies for the guaranteed provision of these medications as opposed to the expense and potential waste of all pharmacies providing supply.
•	Financial savings realised from preventing unplanned hospital admission.
5	Social Value
whether what is proposed might improve economic, social and environmental well-being in the geographical area relevant to a proposed contracting arrangement.
•	Supporting patients to stay at home enables family members and friends to visit to a greater extent than in a hospital setting, e.g. it is likely that visitors will have less travel miles and time to the patient's home coupled with visitors not having to pay for hospital parking to visit the patient, which could be prohibitive.

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

name: PSR direct award C criteria and Key Criteria as below

description: Pharmacy services

title: Community Pharmacy Scheme for On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care CPS001

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice.  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 now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
Date of contract award: 01/04.2024
Dates between which the service is intended to be provided: 01/04/2024-31/03/2026
Lifetime value of the contract: £2,100 per pharmacy
Review during standstill period:  None
Declared or potential Conflicts of Interest of individuals making the decision: None

description:
CPV Code 85149000-5 applies - Pharmacy services, but not including community pharmacy services that are arranged under The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013.
This is a Primary Care Locally Commissioned Service entitled Community Pharmacy Scheme for the On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care (ODADPC).
The service provides immediate and consistent access to palliative care medication across Surrey with the ultimate aim of providing the best level of End-of-Life care in the last weeks of a patient's life.  The service supports patients to live and die in their place of choice and to reduce inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life.  Early warning is provided to Community Pharmacies from the Palliative Care Consultant, GP, District Nurse or Palliative Care Nurse about the type and volume of drugs the patient is using to enable appointed Community Pharmacies to be prepared for necessary prescriptions.
The ODADPC LCS is not a service commissioned nationally by NHSE, and the service commissioned by Surrey Heartlands ICB is outside of Community Pharmacy's National contract.  Therefore, a gap remains which Surrey Heartlands ICB fills using this LCS and which means the service falls within the scope of the PSR.

description: Services provided by medical personnel

procurementMethodRationale: 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 [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB

locality: WOKING

streetAddress: Block C, 1st Floor,Dukes Court, Duke Street

description: NHS

description: Health

scheme: GB-NHS

legalName: NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB

locality: Guildford

postalCode: GU3 2DX

streetAddress: 1c Henley Business Park, Pirbright Road

Surrey Heartlands ICB

locality: Woking

postalCode: GU21 5BH

legalName: Surrey Heartlands ICB

description:
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 13 March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Award decision makers are:
Members of the Medicines Optimisation Board approved recommendation to Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee on 17th January 2024.
Members of Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee approved recommendation to the Executive Team on 12th February 2024.
Surrey Heartlands Executive Team approved route to market on 26th February 2024.
No conflicts of interest were identified amongst members of the committees above.
The PSR allows for five provider selection processes when awarding contracts.  Direct Award Processes A and B are inappropriate for this service.
The following Direct Award Process C criteria are met for this service:
PSR Direct Award Process C criteria
(a)	the relevant authority is not required to follow Direct Award Process A or Direct Award Process B.  These processes are not applicable for this service.
(b)	the term of an existing contract is due to expire, and the relevant authority proposes a new contract to replace that existing contract at the end of its term.  New contracts are to be awarded on expiration.  Contract terms and conditions remain the same bar two non-material small adjustments:
(i))	A small service review financial increase from £1,000 paid annually to providers to £1,050 per year per provider over a two-year term.  This is not considered material under the Provider Selection Regime 2023.
(ii)	A new clause is added to the LCS contract to state that if the service is de-commissioned from a provider, any stock not used after 3 months of de-commissioning will be reimbursed by the commissioner up to the total original pack quantity as specified in the "minimum quantity held" column within the service specification and contract.  This minor change means that the considerable change threshold is not met.
(c)	the considerable change threshold is not met
(d)	the relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract and also taking in account the key criteria and applying basic selection criteria 	Existing providers are satisfying current contract terms.  All Pharmacies in Surrey are aware of this service and there is provision to express interest in providing it.  No new providers have expressed interest in the contracts and so it is proposed to continue contracting with those currently doing so.  All Pharmacies currently proving the service are considered able to satisfy the proposed contract.
(e)	the relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria
(f)	the procurement is not to conclude a framework agreement. This will not be a framework agreement.
PSR Direct Award Process C evidence of competence
Basic Selection Criteria - of equal importance
Physical pharmacy based in Surrey Heartlands
To hold list A - Opening Days of the Week Mon - Sat
To hold list B - Opening Days of the Week Mon - Sun
Location - To hold list B - One pharmacy per Place
Assessment against Key Criteria in order of importance
Note: Key criteria 1 and 2 are weighted equally as most important for this service, followed by key criteria 3 and 4 being weighted equally, followed by key criteria 5
1	Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice ensuring accessibility to services and treatments for all eligible patients, improving health inequalities and ensuring that patients have choice in respect of their health care
•	This service is specifically designed to support patients to live and die in their place of choice.
•	Choice and accessibility is provided to healthcare professionals seeking to obtain palliative care drugs from a location close to a patient's home.
•	Allowing people choice reduces inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life and ensures a consistent and equal treatment approach for all.
•	Spot checks are performed during the contract period to ensure the pharmacies are holding all the drugs they are commissioned to hold within the service specification. The spot check involves phoning the pharmacy to confirm which drugs and the quantity to ensure continuity of access to these specialist medicines when they are required.
•	The terms and conditions of the proposed contract will replicate the existing contract.  It is anticipated that performance will be maintained at the current high level of delivery or be enhanced.
2	Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
the extent to which services can be provided in
(i)	an integrated way (including with other health care services, health-related services or social care services),
(ii)	a collaborative way (including with providers and with persons providing health-related services or social care services), and
(iii)	a sustainable way (which includes the stability of good quality health care services or service continuity of health care services), so as to improve health outcomes
•	The service is utilised by health care professionals working in the community collaboratively with patients, social care, carers, families and others involved in their care plan.
•	The service providers maintain strong collaborative working relationships with the individuals mentioned above.
•	Medication is held, in date, by stated Pharmacies.  Stock and dates are checked regularly and replaced when required.  The service can be relied upon by healthcare workers and recipient patients. (Spot checks undertaken by the ICB Medicines Optimisation team).
•	Any issues with access to palliative care drugs are shared with the Surrey Heartlands Palliative Care Group to look at seeking resolutions and preventing recurrence.
•	This service supports integrating community pharmacy into neighbourhoods as a partner in delivering services collaboratively for the benefit of the local population.
3	Quality & Innovation
the need to ensure good quality services and the need to support the potential for the development and implementation of new or significantly improved services or processes that will improve the delivery of health care or health outcomes
•	The pharmacy contractor will maintain appropriate records to ensure effective ongoing service delivery.
•	The pharmacy contractor is required to submit an annual audit return form to seek the following information:
o	Which drugs, including quantity of items, dispensed under this scheme
o	Any reasons for  non-supply  (giving  details)  or  details  of  any  other  issues experience
o	In cases of non-supply details of other community pharmacies contacted and
o	Which community pharmacy was able to fulfil the prescriptions.
•	Any issues with access to palliative care drugs are shared with the Surrey Heartlands Palliative Care Group to look at seeking resolutions and preventing recurrence.
•	The pharmacy will review its standard operating procedures and the referral pathways for this service on a two-year basis.
•	The pharmacy is required to demonstrate that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service have undertaken continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to this service.
4	Value
the need to strive to achieve good value in terms of the balance of costs, overall benefits and the financial implications of a proposed contracting arrangement
•	Evidenced by contracting with a specified number of pharmacies for the guaranteed provision of these medications as opposed to the expense and potential waste of all pharmacies obtaining all drugs within the service specification.
•	There are financial savings made from preventing an unplanned hospital admission.
5	Social Value
whether what is proposed might improve economic, social and environmental well-being in the geographical area relevant to a proposed contracting arrangement.
•	This service allows patients to be managed in their own homes in the last days / weeks of life and therefore enables family members and friends to visit to a greater extent than if in a hospital setting, e.g. it is likely that visitors will have less travel miles and time to the patient's home compared with needing to visit in hospital, coupled with visitors not having to pay for hospital parking to visit the patient, which could be prohibitive.
Written representations should be sent to syheartlandsicb.contractsadmin@nhs.net.


measure: bids

measure: smeBids

measure: foreignBidsFromEU

measure: foreignBidsFromNonEU

measure: electronicBids

status: active

status: cancelled

description:
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) commissions the Welfare and Falls Rapid Response Service for those residing in the Pembrokeshire area.
This service will respond to incidents to assess and assist people including the provision of a limited clinical response where people have urgent needs, and, following assessment, summon an appropriate medical response if needed and is focused on reducing demand on Emergency Medical Services to release these resources for a more appropriate acuity of call.
Currently, within Pembrokeshire, there are very limited falls and lifeline/welfare response pathways, which means that for Pembrokeshire currently, if a person has fallen, the primary route for support is to call 999, and the Level one (1) Falls Response will be deployed, if available. With limited lifeline response available, the default is often to call emergency services for these individuals.
The aim of the Welfare and Falls Rapid Response Service is to support people to remain safely at home and reduce the demand on emergency services to respond to non-injurious Falls and Welfare calls, and through the provision of a rapid response service, to prevent unnecessary conveyance to hospital through long lies following a fall.
This is not an emergency response service and will not take the place of Ambulance or other emergency medical services, however, the staff should be trained and able to deal with minor clinical incidents, should they arise, as detailed in the Specifications below.
This service will work collaboratively alongside the Rapid Transport Service, Short-term Support at Home for Adults and Home Adaptations to Support Hospital Discharge Services in the Pembrokeshire area to provide information, advice, and assistance.

Quality

type: quality

type: price

variantPolicy: notAllowed

scheme: CPV

description: Health services

description: Hospital support services

description: Miscellaneous health services

status: complete

scheme: CELEX

electronicInvoicingPolicy: allowed

description: Health services

procurementMethod: open

mainProcurementCategory: services

procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure

Hywel Dda Health Board

region: UK

locality: Carmarthen

postalCode: SA31 3BB

countryName: United Kingdom

streetAddress: Tŷ Gorwel, Building 14, St David’s Park, Job’s Well Road,

description: Body governed by public law

scheme: COFOG

description: Health

legalName: Hywel Dda Health Board

High Court

locality: London

postalCode: WC2A 2LL

streetAddress: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

legalName: High Court

St John Ambulance Cymru

locality: Cardiff

streetAddress: Priory House, Beignon Close

scale: large

legalName: St John Ambulance Cymru

currency: GBP

description: (WA Ref:142890)

initiationType: tender


status: planned

description:
Surrey County Council are seeking a provider to deliver the IPS model across the county of Surrey for two years.
The population of Surrey is 1,205,616 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. Surrey's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was 0.3% per year. The working age population was 761,201 (ONS 2019).
Surrey covers an area of 1,663 square kilometres (642 square miles) and has a population density of 725 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2021.
According to the latest 2021 census, the population in Surrey is predominantly white (85%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 15% of the population.
The median average age in Surrey in 2021 was 42.2, with over 18s representing 82.1% of the population. The sex ratio was 95.3 males to every 100 females.
In 2021, the urban population of Surrey was approximately 980,249 (87%), while the rural population was around 152,141 (13%).
English is spoken as the main language by 93.1% of people in Surrey, and spoken either well or very well by 6% of the population. 0.7% reported having poor English language skills, and the remaining 0.1% spoke no English at all.
In 2023/24, 3718 adults engaged in structured treatment.

description: Rehabilitation services

title: SCC APC Individual Placement and Support (Most Suitable Provider Process)

description:
Surrey County Council has been awarded funding for two years (2024/25 – 2025/26) for the delivery of an Individual Placement and Support Service, available to those who are:
- in structured treatment for drug and/or alcohol use, and
- of working age.

description: Rehabilitation services

Surrey County Council

locality: Reigate,

postalCode: RH2 8EF

streetAddress: Surrey County Council, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill,

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Surrey County Council

description:
‘This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach 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.’
Details of the award decision-makers - SCC Commissioning Officers
The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.


description: It is intended that the contract established following the procurement will run for an initial term of three years, extendable for a further term of up to two years via annual extensions.  Any extension will be at the discretion of Gateway HA. The estimated contract value per annum is 45,000 GBP (exc VAT).

description: As per II.1.4) Short description.

region: UKI

description: Tree-maintenance services

title: Gateway Housing Association - Tree Maintenance and Associated Works

documentType: economicSelectionCriteria

documentType: technicalSelectionCriteria

streetAddress: Electronic tender opening

description: Gateway Housing Association wish to appoint a competent and experienced service provider to undertake tree maintenance and associated works at properties owned and/or managed by Gateway Housing Association.It is intended that the contract established following the procurement will run for an initial term of three years, extendable for a further term of up to two years via annual extensions. The estimated contract value per annum is £45,000 (exc VAT).Gateway Housing Association comply with the requirements of London Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation and updated annually by the Mayor of London, therefore prices submitted at tender stage and throughout the contract term should be in line with these requirements as a minimum.

performanceTerms: As per tender documentation.

reviewDetails: Gateway Housing Association will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland).

description: Tree-maintenance services

submissionMethod: electronicSubmission written

type: suitability

description: As per tender documentation.

Gateway Housing Association

postalCode: E3 4PB

streetAddress: 409-413 Mile End Road

description: Body governed by public law

description: Housing and community amenities

legalName: Gateway Housing Association

High Court

streetAddress: Royal Courts of Justice


title: Ventrus Trust - Part-managed outsourced catering services

status: unsuccessful

statusDetails: discontinued

description: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

description: Ventrus Trust are looking for a single supplier to manage their outsourced catering provision, this contract will not include TUPE with all staff remaining employed by the individual Schools, but the successful candidate will be required to manage and train these staff accordingly.

Notice is cancelled

type: cost

description: Exeter, United Kindgom

region: UKK

performanceTerms: As detailed in tender documents

reviewDetails: The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.  If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court.  Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

description: School catering services

description: In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the  'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience.  Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

type: economic

minimum: As detailed in tender documents

type: technical

Ventrus Academy Trust

locality: Exeter

postalCode: EX2 5AW

streetAddress: Woodwater Academy, Woodwater Lane

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: Ventrus Academy Trust

Tenet Education Services Ltd

locality: Salford

postalCode: M6 6AJ

streetAddress: Procurement House Unit 23, Leslie Hough Way, Leslie Hough Way

legalName: Tenet Education Services Ltd

description:
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.


description: Any future requirement will be advertised once the scope and requirement are known

description: To provide access to an accessible and independent Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for the parents and carers, young people, schools, 16+ settings and the Local Authority who need to resolve concerns, disagreements, or disputes about the provision of education to children, or young people, with special educational needs. Additional information: The initial contract period is 1/9/24 - 31/8/27 with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months

description: Guidance services

streetAddress: Ipswich, Suffolk

description: Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of accessible and independent Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service for the parents and carers, young people, schools, 16+ settings and the Local Authority who need to resolve concerns, disagreements, or disputes about the provision of education to children, or young people, with special educational needs.This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The advertised value here is £250,000 (excluding VAT) for the total contract period, including any optional extensions.The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 12 Noon Friday 12th April 2024.  Please note late returns will NOT be permitted.The deadline for clarification questions is 5pm 18th March which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

reviewDetails: Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly.)

description: Guidance services

description: As stated in the procurement documents

Suffolk County Council

locality: IPSWICH

postalCode: IP1 2BX

streetAddress: Endeavour House, Russell Road

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Suffolk County Council

locality: Ipswich


description: In accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

description:
Worthing Staying Well service provides a safe and supportive out-of-hours service specifically aimed at individuals who are struggling to cope because of their mental health. The service focuses around offering individuals who attend the drop-in immediate and informal face-to-face supportive interventions around their emotional and mental health geared to helping individuals feel cared for and more in control.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice (via Direct Award C). 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 submitted to the relevant authority via the project (Atamis reference no. C251627) at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome by midnight (23:59) on 15/3/24. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
This direct award is for a maximum period of a of 2 years, from 1/4/24 to 31/3/26 and will be enacted as a 1+1, facilitating a break clause if required.
The service value is £299,317 per annum so a total of £598,634 for the maximum 2 year period.

description: Worthing area of  NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board

title: Worthing Staying Well service C251627

description:
This is now a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has now 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 now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
No formal representations were received in relation to the PSR intention to award notice (via Direct Award C) published on 4th March 2024 (see https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006910-2024).
Consequently a contract was awarded on 18th March 2024.
There were no identified conflicts of interest.
Contract Period: 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2026. The total price for the full contract period will be £598,634 exclusive of VAT.

description: Health services

procurementMethod: limited

procurementMethodDetails: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board

locality: Lewes

postalCode: BN7 2FZ

streetAddress: Sackville House, Brooks Close

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

legalName: NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board

West Sussex MIND

locality: Worthing

postalCode: BN13 2QG

scale: sme

scheme: GB-COH

legalName: West Sussex MIND

NHS England

locality: LONDON

postalCode: SE1 6LH

streetAddress: Skipton House, 80 London Road

legalName: NHS England

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice (via Direct Award C). 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 submitted to the relevant authority via the project (Atamis reference no. C251627) at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome by midnight (23:59) on 15/3/24.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Decision maker: Deputy Chief Delivery & Strategy Officer and Director of Strategic Commissioning, NHS Sussex ICB.
No conflicts of interest were declared.
A Sussex-wide review of Staying Well services took place in the autumn of 2022, during which a recommendation was endorsed to continue existing services whilst embedding changes to enable the services to be open access, to have peers embedded within the service plus realisation of an original plan to have clinicians embedded within services.
A pan-Sussex approach is being taken across these services, with the aim of developing all Staying Well Services to become open access and to ensure equality and consistency across the NHS Sussex footprint. Sussex Partnership Trust and Sussex ICB are supporting the Staying Well Services in a phased way to allow the trial of an open access model to be co-delivered by Sussex Partnership and the respective VCSE provider, which started in the autumn of 2023.
From autumn 2023 these recommendations began to be trialled in 2 Staying Well services in Brighton and Hastings, with the plan to roll them out to the other 3 Staying Well services from January 2024. A 3 month evaluation and review was written and shared within the Urgent and Emergency Care programme. This review formed the basis for the assessment and recommendation of contract extension for these services.
The extension of the contract provides the opportunity for new ways of working (ie. MH professional embedded in service and making service open access) to be trialled and evaluated before reaching decisions around future contracting and commissioning arrangements for these services.
It is intended that once a new way of deliver this service has been agreed a competitive procurement for new contracts will take place.
The service evaluation was reviewed against the 5 key criteria:
• Quality & Innovation
• Value
• Integration, collaboration & service sustainability
• Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice
• Social value
These were then weighted as follows: Quality and innovation (25%), Value (25%), Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (20%), Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice (20%); Social Value (10%).
The "Quality & innovation" and "Value" criteria were weighted heaviest, recognising the importance of providing a service of high quality and good value for money that can adapt to meet the changing needs of service users. "Integration, collaboration and service sustainability" was weighted second heaviest, acknowledging the benefits of ensuring that services are integrated and that there is collaboration between providers. "Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice" was also weighted second heaviest, supporting the aim of ensuring equity of provision. "Social value" was weighted lightest, recognising the relative importance against the other criteria and the potential scale of the impact the changes in these services have on local healthcare workforce and in contributing to improvements in social, economic and environmental conditions in the local area.
The existing provider was assessed against key criteria which were weighted according to importance in terms of service delivery and scored satisfactorily against the assessed criteria. It was recognised that positive outcomes that have been experienced in other geographical areas as a result of implementing open access and closer clinical support (as part of the Sussex-wide service review) would be replicated in these services as these new ways of working become established. The extension to contract provides the opportunity for the new ways of working to be properly trialled and evaluated before reaching decisions around future contracting and commissioning arrangements for these services.


description:
Surrey Heartlands ICB intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award Process C for Community Pharmacy Scheme for On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care.
This is a Primary Care Locally Commissioned Service which provides immediate and consistent access to palliative care medication across Surrey with the ultimate aim of providing the best level of End-of-Life care in the last weeks of a patient's life. The service supports patients to live and die in their place of choice and to reduce inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life. Early warning is provided to Community Pharmacies from the Palliative Care Consultant, GP, District Nurse or Palliative Care Nurse about the type and volume of drugs the patient is using to enable appointed Community Pharmacies to be prepared for necessary prescriptions.
The ODADPC LCS is not a service commissioned nationally by NHSE, and the service commissioned by Surrey Heartlands ICB is outside of Community Pharmacy's National contract. Therefore, a gap remains which Surrey Heartlands ICB fills using this LCS and which means the service falls within the scope of the PSR.
The contract term is two years with a value of £6,300.00 from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2026.

description: Pharmacy services

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice.  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 now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
Date of contract award: 01/04.2024
Dates between which the service is intended to be provided: 01/04/2024-31/03/2026
Lifetime value of the contract: £2,100 per pharmacy
Review during standstill period:  None
Declared or potential Conflicts of Interest of individuals making the decision: None

description:
CPV Code 85149000-5 applies - Pharmacy services, but not including community pharmacy services that are arranged under The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013.
This is a Primary Care Locally Commissioned Service entitled Community Pharmacy Scheme for the On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care (ODADPC).
The service provides immediate and consistent access to palliative care medication across Surrey with the ultimate aim of providing the best level of End-of-Life care in the last weeks of a patient's life. The service supports patients to live and die in their place of choice and to reduce inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life. Early warning is provided to Community Pharmacies from the Palliative Care Consultant, GP, District Nurse or Palliative Care Nurse about the type and volume of drugs the patient is using to enable appointed Community Pharmacies to be prepared for necessary prescriptions.
The ODADPC LCS is not a service commissioned nationally by NHSE, and the service commissioned by Surrey Heartlands ICB is outside of Community Pharmacy's National contract. Therefore, a gap remains which Surrey Heartlands ICB fills using this LCS and which means the service falls within the scope of the PSR.

description: Services provided by medical personnel

procurementMethodRationale: 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 13 March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'

description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB

description: NHS

description: Health

Boots UK Ltd

locality: Nottingham

postalCode: NG90 1BS

streetAddress: Chief Pharmacist's Office  D90 East First 08, Thane Road

legalName: Boots UK Ltd

description: Services provided by medical personnel

description: Pharmacy services

rationale: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Original notice was posted against one pharmacy branch and this organisation has three branches providing the service.  Modification made to correct this error.

description:
Value of original Intent to Award Notice specified £2,100.  This was an error on behalf of the author and should have read £6,300 to reflect contracts with three branches of Boots and not a single branch i.e. 3 x £2,100.
Effective date of Modification Notice is 04/03/2024 for a contract due to commence on 01/04/2024.

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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.
The contract value is being modified from £2,100 to £6,300 as the contract relates to three branches of Boots UK ltd and not a single branch i.e. 3 x £2,100.
The publication of this Modification Notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 13 March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Award decision makers are:
Members of the Medicines Optimisation Board approved recommendation to Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee on 17th January 2024.
Members of Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee approved recommendation to the Executive Team on 12th February 2024.
Surrey Heartlands Executive Team approved route to market on 26th February 2024.
No conflicts of interest were identified amongst members of the committees above.
The PSR allows for five provider selection processes when awarding contracts. Direct Award Processes A and B are inappropriate for this service.
The following Direct Award Process C criteria are met for this service:
PSR Direct Award Process C criteria
(a) the relevant authority is not required to follow Direct Award Process A or Direct Award Process B. These processes are not applicable for this service.
(b) the term of an existing contract is due to expire, and the relevant authority proposes a new contract to replace that existing contract at the end of its term. New contracts are to be awarded on expiration. Contract terms and conditions remain the same bar two non-material small adjustments:
(i)) A small service review financial increase from £1,000 paid annually to providers to £1,050 per year per provider over a two-year term. This is not considered material under the Provider Selection Regime 2023.
(ii) A new clause is added to the LCS contract to state that if the service is de-commissioned from a provider, any stock not used after 3 months of de-commissioning will be reimbursed by the commissioner up to the total original pack quantity as specified in the "minimum quantity held" column within the service specification and contract. This minor change means that the considerable change threshold is not met.
(c) the considerable change threshold is not met
(d) the relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract and also taking in account the key criteria and applying basic selection criteria Existing providers are satisfying current contract terms. All Pharmacies in Surrey are aware of this service and there is provision to express interest in providing it. No new providers have expressed interest in the contracts and so it is proposed to continue contracting with those currently doing so. All Pharmacies currently proving the service are considered able to satisfy the proposed contract.
(e) the relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria
(f) the procurement is not to conclude a framework agreement. This will not be a framework agreement.
PSR Direct Award Process C evidence of competence
Basic Selection Criteria - of equal importance
- Physical pharmacy based in Surrey Heartlands
- To hold list A - Opening Days of the Week Mon - Sat
- To hold list B - Opening Days of the Week Mon - Sun
- Location - To hold list B - One pharmacy per Place
Assessment against Key Criteria in order of importance
Note: Key criteria 1 and 2 are weighted equally as most important for this service, followed by key criteria 3 and 4 being weighted equally, followed by key criteria 5
1.  Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice ensuring accessibility to services and treatments for all eligible patients, improving health inequalities and ensuring that patients have choice in respect of their health care
• This service is specifically designed to support patients to live and die in their place of choice.
• Choice and accessibility is provided to healthcare professionals seeking to obtain palliative care drugs from a location close to a patient's home.
• Allowing people choice reduces inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life and ensures a consistent and equal treatment approach for all.
• Spot checks are performed during the contract period to ensure the pharmacies are holding all the drugs they are commissioned to hold within the service specification. The spot check involves phoning the pharmacy to confirm which drugs and the quantity to ensure continuity of access to these specialist medicines when they are required.
• The terms and conditions of the proposed contract will replicate the existing contract. It is anticipated that performance will be maintained at the current high level of delivery or be enhanced.
2. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
the extent to which services can be provided in
(i) an integrated way (including with other health care services, health-related services or social care services),
(ii) a collaborative way (including with providers and with persons providing health-related services or social care services), and
(iii) a sustainable way (which includes the stability of good quality health care services or service continuity of health care services), so as to improve health outcomes
• The service is utilised by health care professionals working in the community collaboratively with patients, social care, carers, families and others involved in their care plan.
• The service providers maintain strong collaborative working relationships with the individuals mentioned above.
• Medication is held, in date, by stated Pharmacies. Stock and dates are checked regularly and replaced when required. The service can be relied upon by healthcare workers and recipient patients. (Spot checks undertaken by the ICB Medicines Optimisation team).
• Any issues with access to palliative care drugs are shared with the Surrey Heartlands Palliative Care Group to look at seeking resolutions and preventing recurrence.
• This service supports integrating community pharmacy into neighbourhoods as a partner in delivering services collaboratively for the benefit of the local population.
3. Quality & Innovation
the need to ensure good quality services and the need to support the potential for the development and implementation of new or significantly improved services or processes that will improve the delivery of health care or health outcomes
• The pharmacy contractor will maintain appropriate records to ensure effective ongoing service delivery.
• The pharmacy contractor is required to submit an annual audit return form to seek the following information:
o Which drugs, including quantity of items, dispensed under this scheme
o Any reasons for non-supply (giving details) or details of any other issues experience
o In cases of non-supply details of other community pharmacies contacted and
o Which community pharmacy was able to fulfil the prescriptions.
• Any issues with access to palliative care drugs are shared with the Surrey Heartlands Palliative Care Group to look at seeking resolutions and preventing recurrence.
• The pharmacy will review its standard operating procedures and the referral pathways for this service on a two-year basis.
• The pharmacy is required to demonstrate that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service have undertaken continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to this service.
4. Value
the need to strive to achieve good value in terms of the balance of costs, overall benefits and the financial implications of a proposed contracting arrangement
• Evidenced by contracting with a specified number of pharmacies for the guaranteed provision of these medications as opposed to the expense and potential waste of all pharmacies obtaining all drugs within the service specification.
• There are financial savings made from preventing an unplanned hospital admission.
5. Social Value
whether what is proposed might improve economic, social and environmental well-being in the geographical area relevant to a proposed contracting arrangement.
• This service allows patients to be managed in their own homes in the last days / weeks of life and therefore enables family members and friends to visit to a greater extent than if in a hospital setting, e.g. it is likely that visitors will have less travel miles and time to the patient's home compared with needing to visit in hospital, coupled with visitors not having to pay for hospital parking to visit the patient, which could be prohibitive.
Written representations should be sent to syheartlandsicb.contractsadmin@nhs.net.


title: Lot 1 - Fresh meat

title: Lot 2 - Frozen foods

title: Lot 3 - Dry foods

title: Lot 4 - Fresh fruit & vegetables

title: Lot 5 - Fresh foods

title: Lot 6 - Sandwiches and wraps

title: Lot 1 - Fresh meat

description: 60 month(s) from the commencement date, with 36 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)

description:
This Lot is in relation to the supply of fresh meat products.

Suppliers are welcome to bid for multiple Lots, instructions on how to do this can be found within the ITT documents uploaded.

The anticipated Lot value is £20,000

title: Lot 2 - Frozen foods

description:
This Lot is in relation to the supply of frozen products.

Suppliers are welcome to bid for multiple Lots, instructions on how to do this can be found within the ITT documents uploaded.

The anticipated Lot value is £13,000

title: Lot 3 - Dry foods

description:
This Lot is in relation to the supply of dry food products.

Suppliers are welcome to bid for multiple Lots, instructions on how to do this can be found within the ITT documents uploaded.

The anticipated Lot value is £75,000

title: Lot 4 - Fresh fruit & vegetables

description:
This Lot is in relation to the supply of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Suppliers are welcome to bid for multiple Lots, instructions on how to do this can be found within the ITT documents uploaded.

The anticipated Lot value is £7,000.

title: Lot 5 - Fresh foods

description:
This Lot is in relation to the supply of fresh food products (such as dairy, non-meats, eggs, pastries, pizza, water, deli, sandwiches and wraps).

Suppliers are welcome to bid for multiple Lots, instructions on how to do this can be found within the ITT documents uploaded.

The anticipated Lot value is £34,000.

title: Lot 6 - Sandwiches and wraps

description:
This Lot is in relation to the supply of fresh sandwiches and wraps.

Suppliers are welcome to bid for multiple Lots, instructions on how to do this can be found within the ITT documents uploaded.

The anticipated Lot value is £50,000.

description: Devon & Exeter areas

description: Meat products

description: Meat

description: Devon & Exeter regions

description: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

description: Deep-frozen products

description: Devon & Exeter regions

description: Dry goods

description: Devon & Exeter regions

description: Fruit vegetables

description: Fruit, vegetables and related products

description: Devon & Exeter regions

description: Pastry goods

description: Pastry goods and cakes

description: Eggs

description: Delicatessen

description: Dairy products

description: Devon & Exeter regions

description: Sandwiches

description: Prepared sandwiches

title: Ventrus Trust - Supply of fresh, frozen, dry, fruit & veg and fresh food products

description: Based in the South West of England, Ventrus Trust are looking for suppliers for their fresh, frozen, dry, fruit & veg and general fresh food supplies. Suppliers are welcomed to bid for as many or as little lots as they want.

mainProcurementCategory: goods

Ventrus Academy Trust

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education


description:
Shropshire Council seeks to conduct a competitive process to procure a main contractor to enable the development of the NWRR, a 6.9 kilometre, single carriageway with an adjacent combined footway and cycleway.
Shropshire Council intends to appoint a main contractor following a competitive procedure with negotiation under regulation 29 of The Public Contract Regulations 2015. Shropshire Council intends to invite 4 (four) Candidates to tender who have passed all “pass / fail” questions, have not been excluded for scoring 0 (zero) marks [unacceptable] in respect of 1 (one), or more of the scored questions and have the highest weighted scores. All other Candidates will be excluded from the process. In the event fewer than 4 (four) Candidates submit a PQQ response then all Candidates who have submitted a response will be invited to submit a tender subject to each remaining Candidate: (1) passing all “pass / fail” questions; and (2) not being excluded from the selection process by Shropshire Council as a result of scoring 0 (zero) marks [unacceptable] in respect of 1 (one), or more of the scored questions.
Shropshire Council reserves the right to appoint the contractor on the basis of initial tenders submitted in response to the Invitation to Submit Initial Tender (“ISIT”), but may elect to proceed to a negotiation period in its absolute discretion. If Shropshire Council elects to proceed, the aim of any negotiation period will be to enable Shropshire Council to negotiate with each tenderer their initial tender (and, if applicable, any revised tenders submitted by them in response to Shropshire Council’s request except for the final tender) to improve its content.

description: As set out in the procurement documents

description: Shropshire CC

description: Construction work

description: Earthmoving work

description: Landscaping work

description: Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

description: Engineering works and construction works

description: Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways

description: Construction work for bridges

description: Road bridge construction work

description: Railway bridge construction work

description: Road viaduct construction work

description: Structures construction work

description: Structural works

description: Construction work for highways, roads

description: Road construction works

description: Trunk road construction work

description: Construction work for highways

description: Highways engineering services

description: Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works

description: Road-inspection services

title: DMNH 033 - North West Relief Road Project

description:
Shropshire Council reserves the right to discontinue this procurement at any stage, reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to appoint any Tenderer. Shropshire Council shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this procurement process under any circumstances. The award of this contract is subject to governance approvals within Shropshire Council and the availability of funding.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Shrewsbury:-Construction-work-for-highways%2C-roads./ZDS4QEH95A
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZDS4QEH95A
 GO Reference: GO-202437-PRO-25438817

label: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

description: Shropshire Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to construct the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road (“NWRR Project”). This will provide a new, single carriageway road linking the northern and western parts of Shrewsbury. It will include a new bridge over the River Severn and its flood plain, a new bridge over the Shrewsbury-Chester railway line and will connect the A5 at Welshpool Road roundabout in the west to the Ellesmere Road roundabout in the north.

performanceTerms: As stated in the contract documents attached to the ITT.

reviewDetails: Shropshire Council shall incorporate a mandatory 10 day standstill period as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

description: Construction work for highways, roads

procurementMethod: selective

description: As set out in the procurement documents.

minimum: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

mainProcurementCategory: works

procurementMethodDetails: Competitive procedure with negotiation

Shropshire Council

locality: Shrewsbury

postalCode: SY2 6ND

streetAddress: Shirehall

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Shropshire Council

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

legalName: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

description:
Shropshire Council reserves the right to discontinue this procurement at any stage, reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to appoint any Tenderer.  Shropshire Council shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this procurement process under any circumstances.
The award of this contract is subject to governance approvals within Shropshire Council and the availability of funding.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Shrewsbury:-Construction-work-for-highways%2C-roads./ZDS4QEH95A
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZDS4QEH95A
 GO Reference: GO-202434-PRO-25401975


title: Passenger/Goods Lifts – Servicing and Maintenance

title: LOLER Inspections

name: HSB Engineering Insurance Services Limited

title: Passenger/Goods Lifts — Installation, Refurbishment and Upgrading

title: Domestic Lifts — Installation and Servicing

title: Lift Consultancy Services

title: Lift Consultancy Services

title: Passenger/goods lifts – servicing and maintenance

description: The servicing, maintenance and testing of passenger/goods lifts, with options for both planned and reactive maintenance.

title: LOLER Inspections

description: Undertaking LOLER thorough examinations/engineering inspection to passenger/goods lifts and lifting equipment (e.g. hoists) within buildings.

description: The installation, refurbishment or upgrading of passenger/goods lifts.

description: The installation and servicing of stairlifts, step lifts, platform lifts, through-floor lifts, patient hoists and other similar older persons/patient lifting equipment.

title: Lift Consultancy Services

description: Consultancy, expert advice, dilapidations, audits, managing agent service, etc. related to passenger and goods lifts and domestic lifting equipment.

description: UNITED KINGDOM

description: Lifts

description: Goods lifts

description: Mechanical lifts

description: Lift-maintenance services

description: UNITED KINGDOM

description: Lifts

description: Technical inspection services

description: UNITED KINGDOM

description: Lifts

description: Lift installation work

description: Goods lifts

description: Mechanical lifts

description: UNITED KINGDOM

description: Lifts

description: Lifts, skip hoists, hoists, escalators and moving walkways

description: Stairlifts

description: Lifting equipment for health care sector

description: Lift installation work

description: Installation services of lifting and handling equipment, except lifts and escalators

description: UNITED KINGDOM

description: Lifts

description: Building consultancy services

title: Fusion21 Lifts Framework

streetAddress: Virtual/online or at Puma Court, Kings Drive, Kings Business Park, Prescot, L34 1PJ

description: Fusion21 Members and Staff

awardCriteriaDetails: Any combination except tenderers applying for Lot 1, 3, or 4 may not also apply for either Lot 2 or Lot 5.

description: Fusion21 have developed a framework for the full provision of servicing, testing, installation and refurbishment work on passenger/goods lifts and stair lifts and lift consultancy services across public sector estates.

performanceTerms: Framework suppliers will be required to deliver social value outcomes through the delivery of call-off contracts accordance with Clause 24 of the framework agreement.

reviewDetails: Refer to Chapter 6 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

description: Lift installation work

minimum: Where major financial risks are identified and a tenderer shows little sign of current financial stability or improvement, leading to concerns that the tenderer may not complete the contract because of financial difficulties will lead to a tendered being disqualified. Evidence required may include Management Accounts. Further, tenderers must also hold the relevant insurances as set out in the tender documents or commit to obtaining the necessary insurances at the commencement of a call-off contract. Evidence required may include cover notes or quotations.

description: The viability of each tenderer will be assessed by considering the recent trends in profitability and a return on assets; long-term solvency and stability; and short-term solvency and liquidity. The procurement documents also include criteria for the following insurances: Employers Liability; Public Liability; Professional Indemnity; Contractors All Risk; Product Liability;

Fusion21 Members Consortium

roles: buyer centralPurchasingBody

locality: Prescot

postalCode: L34 1PJ

streetAddress: Unit 2 Puma Court, Kings Business Park, Kings Drive

description: An association formed by one or more bodies governed by public law

description: General public services

Lift Craft Limited

streetAddress: Elevator Works Britannia Street, Tividale

Lift Specialists Limited

streetAddress: Unit 14 Alpha Business Park, Travellers Way, Welham Green

Calfordseaden LLP

streetAddress: St John's House, 1a Knoll Rise, Orpington

TUV SUD Limited

streetAddress: Napier Building, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park

Deltron Lifts Limited

streetAddress: Building 29 Pensnett Trading Estate, Dandy Bank Road

Guideline Lift Services Limited

streetAddress: 28/29 Carlton Road Business Park Carlton Road, Ashford

Knowsley Lift Services Limited

streetAddress: Ground Floor Fairfield House, Binns Road

Liftec Express Limited

streetAddress: Regus House Victory Way, Crossways Business Park

Morris Vermaport Limited

streetAddress: Mv House, 14 Vickery Way, Chetwynd Business Park, Chilwell

Omega Citylifts Services Limited

streetAddress: 14a Meadway Court, Rutherford Close, Stevenage

Specialist Lift Services Limited

streetAddress: Unit 7 Enterprise Business Centre, Bat & Ball Road

Lift and Engineering Services Limited

streetAddress: 16 Portersfield Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands,

Prism UK Medical Limited

streetAddress: Unit 4 Jubilee Business Park Jubilee Way, Grange Moor

VLC (Stairlifts) Limited

streetAddress: Unit D2 Redgate Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield

Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP

streetAddress: Partnership House Regent Farm Road, Gosforth

Frankham Consultancy Group Limited

streetAddress: Irene House, Five Arches Business Park, Sidcup

Lerch Bates Europe Ltd

streetAddress: C/O Sobell Rhodes Llp The Kinetic Centre, Theobald Street, Elstree, Borehamwood

RPS Consulting Services Limited

streetAddress: 20 Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon

title: LOLER Inspections

title: Lift Consultancy Services

title: Lift Consultancy Services

description:
Please note that the suppliers appointed to each lot of this framework have been listed in alphabetical order. The permissible users able to access this framework can be clearly identified via the following link: https://www.fusion21.co.uk/frameworks/frameworks-permissible-users/
To view this notice, please click here:
https://fusion21.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=872629000
 GO Reference: GO-2024716-PRO-26901001


title: The provision of General Medical Services at Maple Surgery D81078

description:
NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board intend to award an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contract to deliver primary medical services from Maple Surger, Hanover Close, Bar Hill, CB23 8EH for a period of four (4) years with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months, the initial term of the contract shall commence on 1 April 2024 and end on 31 March 2028.
The contract will be awarded to Cambs GP Network Limited who are the existing provider of services at Maple Surgery following a robust Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations.
The estimated lifetime contract value is £3,328,989.80
The award criteria is the Most Suitable Provider Process Key Selection Criteria, with a weighting of 100. Additional information: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition, as selected in the preliminary questions

description: Maple Surgery, Hanover Close, Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire, CB23 8EH

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. 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 now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.
Date of contract award - 15.03.24
Dates the services are intended to be provided - 01.04.24 - 31.03.28 + option for 1 year extension
The estimated lifetime contract value is £3,328,989.80
Declared potential conflicts of interest were assessed by the procurement process panel and deemed not to represent a legitimate conflict of interest.

description: NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board intend to award an Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contract for a period of four (4) years with the options to extend for up to a further 12 months to Cambs GP Network Limited following a robust Most Suitable Provider Process.

description: General-practitioner services

procurementMethodRationale: 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 14th March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

locality: Ely

postalCode: CB7 4EA

streetAddress: Gemini House, Bartholomew's Walk, Cambridgeshire Business Park, Angel Drove

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

noIdentifierRationale: notOnAnyRegister

Cambs GP Network Limited,

locality: Cambridge,

postalCode: CB25 9QE

streetAddress: F1 Stirling House, Cambridge Innovation Park, Denny End Road, Waterbeach,

legalName: Cambs GP Network Limited,

locality: ELY

description:
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 14 March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Representations should be submitted in writing to stacey.thrower@nhs.net.
The decision to award the contract is made by the Commissioner 'NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board'. Declared potential conflicts of interest were assessed by the procurement process panel and deemed not to represent a legitimate conflict of interest.
Key Selection Criteria was weighted as follows:
Quality and Innovation 30%
Value 15%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Delivery and Sustainability 8%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice 7%
Social Value 10%
Additional questions were weighted as follows:
Provider Information 25%
Patient Involvement 5%
The weighting was determined by the procurement panel to give appropriate relative importance to the questions asked and ensure that providers could evidence and assure the Commissioner through the Most Suitable Provider Process of their skills, knowledge and experience in delivering primary medical services and to provide robust patient involvement through the process.


name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

description: The contract will be extendable by up to a further 24 months

description:
The Authority is seeking a partner to implement and deploy Tanium’s cloud-based end point management solution across its infrastructure and software to provide real-time endpoint management, linear workflow chain architecture, automate operations from discovery to management, and resolve vulnerabilities that could be exploited.

The selected partner will be responsible for the deployment, configuration, and optimisation of Tanium's endpoint management platform across our infrastructure to enhance our organisation's security, visibility, and IT management capabilities, as well as educating and supporting all teams that will be utilising the solution. The partner will be committed to enabling UHB to reach its goals of maximising its cyber posture and meeting its contractual requirements and new challenges in an environment of teamwork, joint participation, flexibility, innovation, and open communications. In this spirit of partnership, UHB and its service provider will study the current ways of service delivery and operation to enhance current practices and support processes and systems. Such a partnership will allow UHB to reach higher levels of quality and service delivery for its patients and the care that it delivers to the wider population. Additional information: Suppliers wishing to submit a tender will need to do so via the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis) by 13:00 on Tuesday 9th April 2024.

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title: Supply and Implementation of a Tanium Endpoint Management Solution

description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

locality: Birmingham

postalCode: B15 2WB

streetAddress: Mindelsohn Way

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

The High Court

streetAddress: The Strand

legalName: The High Court

name: University Hospitals Birmingham on behalf of

postalCode: B15 1NU


title: Disclosure services for the Group Litigation Order (GLO) Compensation Scheme

description: The Department for Business & Trade has appointed Post Office Limited to provide disclosure of documentation is holds for members of the Group Litigation Order (GLO) Compensation Scheme.

description: The Department for Business & Trade has appointed Post Office Limited to provide disclosure of documentation is holds for members of the GLO Compensation Scheme.

description: Business and management consultancy and related services

procurementMethodRationale: This contract was awarded on the ground of Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii)- Competition is absent for technical reasons. The Group Litigation Order Compensation Scheme is aimed at delivering compensation to Postmasters and postmistresses that worked for Post Office Limited. As such, Post Office Limited are the only supplier who is able to provide the information required about the claimants, as their previous employer, in order to facilitate the handling and distribution of compensation by the Department for Business and Trade.

Department for Business and Trade

roles: buyer reviewBody

locality: London

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

description: General public services

legalName: Department for Business and Trade

Post Office Limited

legalName: Post Office Limited


rel: prev

description: 65+ (Physical Disability)

title: 65+ (Physical Disability)

description: 65+ (Physical Disability)

description: Social work and related services

Westmorland and Furness Council

locality: Kendal

postalCode: LA9 4DQ

streetAddress: Westmorland and Furness Council

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Westmorland and Furness Council

Brown Glass Healthcare Services

locality: Wolverhampton

streetAddress: 2 Mayflower Gardens

legalName: Brown Glass Healthcare Services


measure: lowestValidBidValue

measure: highestValidBidValue

description: 2 possible 1 year extensions

description:
The Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust wish to be at the forefront of school catering and as such require a modern, branded offer that reflects the leading trends in the industry.
At this time, the Trust's wish is to commence a catering contract, with a partner who shares their vision for a customer-focused service that attracts the maximum number of students. The meals that are to be provided must be appealing to customers, imaginative, provide good value for money and be nutritionally balanced to encourage all students to make an educated choice.
The financial structure of the contract is designed to reflect the Trusts' aims to reward the Contractor in a fair manner and based upon contract delivery and to have an open-book agreement that is easily auditable.

description:
1st September 2024 for new academic year launch
· Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School, Skipton
· Christ Church CE (VC) Primary School, Skipton
· Roecliffe Church of England Primary School, Boroughbridge
· Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School, Harrogate
· The Federation of Grewelthorpe CE Primary School, Fountains CE Primary School & North Stainley Church of England Primary School, Ripon
Monday 28th October 2024 for Autumn term second half, launch
· The Federation of Holy Trinity Schools and Nursery, Ripon
· St Matthew's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chapel Allerton Leeds
· Barwick in Elmet Church of England Primary School, Leeds
· Roundhay St John Church of England Primary School, Leeds

title: Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust Catering Framework Agreement

description:
The Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust has decided to tender their catering services to investigate the financial and qualitative benefits they could be offered through this process as a Framework Agreement with potential to grow over time as the Trust evolves.
The Schools involved are: -
· Carleton Endowed CofE Primary School, Skipton
· Christ Church CE (VC) Primary School, Skipton
· Roecliffe Church of England Primary School, Boroughbridge
· Dacre Braithwaite Church of England Primary School, Harrogate
· The Federation of Holy Trinity Schools and Nursery, Ripon
· The Federation of Grewelthorpe CE Primary School, Fountains CE Primary School & North Stainley Church of England Primary School, Ripon
· St Matthew's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chapel Allerton Leeds
· Barwick in Elmet Church of England Primary School, Leeds
· Roundhay St John Church of England Primary School, Leeds
Issue of Invitation to Tender 4th March 2024
Bidding Companies to Visit Sites 18th to 20th March 2024 inclusively
Clarification Deadline 12 noon Monday 1st April 2024
Clarification Return Deadline * 12 noon Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Deadline for return of Tender Responses 9:30am Wednesday 10th April 2024
Presentation by shortlisted bidders All Day Wednesday 1st May 2024
Reference site visits w/c 6th May 2024
Contract Awarded by Week ending 17th April 2024
Mobilisation Meeting TBC April 2024
Contract Commencement 1st September 2024 and 28th October 2024

description: School catering services

RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

locality: HARROGATE

streetAddress: 1 Innisfree Close

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: RED BOX CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

Red Box Consultancy Services Ltd

locality: Harrogate

legalName: Red Box Consultancy Services Ltd

Hutchisons Catering Services

region: UKC

locality: Gateshead

legalName: Hutchisons Catering Services

description: To review the tender pack please email leh@redboxcs.com


name: Day Lewis Haslemere Healthcare LLP T/A Haslemere Pharmacy

description:
Surrey Heartlands ICB intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award Process C for Community Pharmacy Scheme for On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care.
This is a Primary Care Locally Commissioned Service which provides immediate and consistent access to palliative care medication across Surrey with the ultimate aim of providing the best level of End-of-Life care in the last weeks of a patient's life. The service supports patients to live and die in their place of choice and to reduce inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life. Early warning is provided to Community Pharmacies from the Palliative Care Consultant, GP, District Nurse or Palliative Care Nurse about the type and volume of drugs the patient is using to enable appointed Community Pharmacies to be prepared for necessary prescriptions.
The ODADPC LCS is not a service commissioned nationally by NHSE, and the service commissioned by Surrey Heartlands ICB is outside of Community Pharmacy's National contract. Therefore, a gap remains which Surrey Heartlands ICB fills using this LCS and which means the service falls within the scope of the PSR.
The contract term is two years with a value of £2,100.00 from 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2026. Additional information: Direct Award Process C criteria are met for this service:
(a) Direct Award Processes A or B are not applicable.
(b) the term of an existing contract is due to expire and a new contract will replace it; contract terms and conditions remain the same bar two non-material adjustments:
(i) A small service review financial increase from £1,000 paid annually to providers to £1,050 per year per provider over a two-year term.
(ii) A new contract clause to state if the service is de-commissioned stock not used after 3 months of de-commissioning will be reimbursed by the commissioner up to the total original pack quantity as specified in the "minimum quantity held" within the service specification and contract.
(c) the considerable change threshold is not met
(d) Surrey Heartlands ICB believes the current provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the contract and taking into account the key criteria and basic selection criteria.
(f) This will not be a framework agreement.
Basic Selection Criteria, of equal importance, is applicable to the existing and proposed contracts .
Assessment against Key Criteria undertaken in order of importance i.e. Key criteria 1 and 2 are weighted equally as most important followed by key criteria 3 and 4 being weighted equally, followed by key criteria 5
1 Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice ensuring accessibility to services and treatments for all eligible patients, improving health inequalities and ensuring that patients have choice in respect of their health care
• Service is specifically designed to support patients to live and die in their place of choice.
• Choice and accessibility is provided to healthcare professionals from a location close to a patient's home.
• Choice reduces inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life and ensures a consistent and equal treatment approach for all.
• Spot checks are performed during the contract period.
• The proposed contract will replicate the existing contract. It is anticipated that performance will be maintained at the current high level of delivery or be enhanced.
2 Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
the extent to which services can be provided in
(i) an integrated way (including with other health care services, health-related services or social care services),
(ii) a collaborative way (including with providers and with persons providing health-related services or social care services), and
(iii) a sustainable way (which includes the stability of good quality health care services or service continuity of health care services), so as to improve health outcomes
• Service is utilised by health care professionals collaboratively with patients, social care, carers, families and others involved in the care plan.
• Service providers maintain strong collaborative working relationships with the individuals above.
• Stock and dates are checked regularly and replaced when required. The service can be relied upon by healthcare workers and recipient patients.
• Service supports integrating community pharmacy into neighbourhoods as a partner in delivering services collaboratively.
3 Quality & Innovation
the need to ensure good quality services and the need to support the potential for the development and implementation of new or significantly improved services or processes that will improve the delivery of health care or health outcomes
• The pharmacy contractor will maintain appropriate records to ensure effective ongoing service delivery.
• The pharmacy contractor is required to submit an annual audit return form.
• The pharmacy will review its standard operating procedures and the referral pathways for this service on a two-year basis.
• The pharmacy is required to demonstrate that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service have undertaken CPD relevant to this service.
4 Value
the need to strive to achieve good value in terms of the balance of costs, overall benefits and the financial implications of a proposed contracting arrangement
• Evidenced by contracting with a specified number of pharmacies for the guaranteed provision of these medications as opposed to the expense and potential waste of all pharmacies providing supply.
• Financial savings realised from preventing unplanned hospital admission.
5 Social Value
whether what is proposed might improve economic, social and environmental well-being in the geographical area relevant to a proposed contracting arrangement.
• Supporting patients to stay at home enables family members and friends to visit to a greater extent than in a hospital setting, e.g. it is likely that visitors will have less travel miles and time to the patient's home coupled with visitors not having to pay for hospital parking to visit the patient, which could be prohibitive.

description: Pharmacy services

description:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice.  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 now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
Date of contract award: 01/04.2024
Dates between which the service is intended to be provided: 01/04/2024-31/03/2026
Lifetime value of the contract: £2,100 per pharmacy
Review during standstill period:  None
Declared or potential Conflicts of Interest of individuals making the decision: None

description:
CPV Code 85149000-5 applies - Pharmacy services, but not including community pharmacy services that are arranged under The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013.
This is a Primary Care Locally Commissioned Service entitled Community Pharmacy Scheme for the On Demand Availability of Drugs for Palliative Care (ODADPC).
The service provides immediate and consistent access to palliative care medication across Surrey with the ultimate aim of providing the best level of End-of-Life care in the last weeks of a patient's life. The service supports patients to live and die in their place of choice and to reduce inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life. Early warning is provided to Community Pharmacies from the Palliative Care Consultant, GP, District Nurse or Palliative Care Nurse about the type and volume of drugs the patient is using to enable appointed Community Pharmacies to be prepared for necessary prescriptions.
The ODADPC LCS is not a service commissioned nationally by NHSE, and the service commissioned by Surrey Heartlands ICB is outside of Community Pharmacy's National contract. Therefore, a gap remains which Surrey Heartlands ICB fills using this LCS and which means the service falls within the scope of the PSR.

description: Services provided by medical personnel

procurementMethodRationale: 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 [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB

locality: WOKING

streetAddress: Block C, 1st Floor,Dukes Court, Duke Street

description: NHS

description: Health

legalName: NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB

locality: Croydon

postalCode: CR0 4UQ

streetAddress: 2 Peterwood Way

Surrey Heartlands ICB

locality: Woking

postalCode: GU21 5BH

legalName: Surrey Heartlands ICB

description:
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 13 March 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Award decision makers are:
Members of the Medicines Optimisation Board approved recommendation to Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee on 17th January 2024.
Members of Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee approved recommendation to the Executive Team on 12th February 2024.
Surrey Heartlands Executive Team approved route to market on 26th February 2024.
No conflicts of interest were identified amongst members of the committees above.
The PSR allows for five provider selection processes when awarding contracts. Direct Award Processes A and B are inappropriate for this service.
The following Direct Award Process C criteria are met for this service:
PSR Direct Award Process C criteria
(a) the relevant authority is not required to follow Direct Award Process A or Direct Award Process B. These processes are not applicable for this service.
(b) the term of an existing contract is due to expire, and the relevant authority proposes a new contract to replace that existing contract at the end of its term. New contracts are to be awarded on expiration. Contract terms and conditions remain the same bar two non-material small adjustments:
(i)) A small service review financial increase from £1,000 paid annually to providers to £1,050 per year per provider over a two-year term. This is not considered material under the Provider Selection Regime 2023.
(ii) A new clause is added to the LCS contract to state that if the service is de-commissioned from a provider, any stock not used after 3 months of de-commissioning will be reimbursed by the commissioner up to the total original pack quantity as specified in the "minimum quantity held" column within the service specification and contract. This minor change means that the considerable change threshold is not met.
(c) the considerable change threshold is not met
(d) the relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract to a sufficient standard according to the detail outlined in the contract and also taking in account the key criteria and applying basic selection criteria Existing providers are satisfying current contract terms. All Pharmacies in Surrey are aware of this service and there is provision to express interest in providing it. No new providers have expressed interest in the contracts and so it is proposed to continue contracting with those currently doing so. All Pharmacies currently proving the service are considered able to satisfy the proposed contract.
(e) the relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard taking into account the key criteria and applying the basic selection criteria
(f) the procurement is not to conclude a framework agreement. This will not be a framework agreement.
PSR Direct Award Process C evidence of competence
Basic Selection Criteria - of equal importance
- Physical pharmacy based in Surrey Heartlands
- To hold list A - Opening Days of the Week Mon - Sat
- To hold list B - Opening Days of the Week Mon - Sun
- Location - To hold list B - One pharmacy per Place
Assessment against Key Criteria in order of importance
Note: Key criteria 1 and 2 are weighted equally as most important for this service, followed by key criteria 3 and 4 being weighted equally, followed by key criteria 5
1. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice ensuring accessibility to services and treatments for all eligible patients, improving health inequalities and ensuring that patients have choice in respect of their health care
• This service is specifically designed to support patients to live and die in their place of choice.
• Choice and accessibility is provided to healthcare professionals seeking to obtain palliative care drugs from a location close to a patient's home.
• Allowing people choice reduces inappropriate admissions in the last weeks of life and ensures a consistent and equal treatment approach for all.
• Spot checks are performed during the contract period to ensure the pharmacies are holding all the drugs they are commissioned to hold within the service specification. The spot check involves phoning the pharmacy to confirm which drugs and the quantity to ensure continuity of access to these specialist medicines when they are required.
• The terms and conditions of the proposed contract will replicate the existing contract. It is anticipated that performance will be maintained at the current high level of delivery or be enhanced.
2. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
the extent to which services can be provided in
(i) an integrated way (including with other health care services, health-related services or social care services),
(ii) a collaborative way (including with providers and with persons providing health-related services or social care services), and
(iii) a sustainable way (which includes the stability of good quality health care services or service continuity of health care services), so as to improve health outcomes
• The service is utilised by health care professionals working in the community collaboratively with patients, social care, carers, families and others involved in their care plan.
• The service providers maintain strong collaborative working relationships with the individuals mentioned above.
• Medication is held, in date, by stated Pharmacies. Stock and dates are checked regularly and replaced when required. The service can be relied upon by healthcare workers and recipient patients. (Spot checks undertaken by the ICB Medicines Optimisation team).
• Any issues with access to palliative care drugs are shared with the Surrey Heartlands Palliative Care Group to look at seeking resolutions and preventing recurrence.
• This service supports integrating community pharmacy into neighbourhoods as a partner in delivering services collaboratively for the benefit of the local population.
3. Quality & Innovation
the need to ensure good quality services and the need to support the potential for the development and implementation of new or significantly improved services or processes that will improve the delivery of health care or health outcomes
• The pharmacy contractor will maintain appropriate records to ensure effective ongoing service delivery.
• The pharmacy contractor is required to submit an annual audit return form to seek the following information:
o Which drugs, including quantity of items, dispensed under this scheme
o Any reasons for non-supply (giving details) or details of any other issues experience
o In cases of non-supply details of other community pharmacies contacted and
o Which community pharmacy was able to fulfil the prescriptions.
• Any issues with access to palliative care drugs are shared with the Surrey Heartlands Palliative Care Group to look at seeking resolutions and preventing recurrence.
• The pharmacy will review its standard operating procedures and the referral pathways for this service on a two-year basis.
• The pharmacy is required to demonstrate that pharmacists and staff involved in the provision of the service have undertaken continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to this service.
4. Value
the need to strive to achieve good value in terms of the balance of costs, overall benefits and the financial implications of a proposed contracting arrangement
• Evidenced by contracting with a specified number of pharmacies for the guaranteed provision of these medications as opposed to the expense and potential waste of all pharmacies obtaining all drugs within the service specification.
• There are financial savings made from preventing an unplanned hospital admission.
5. Social Value
whether what is proposed might improve economic, social and environmental well-being in the geographical area relevant to a proposed contracting arrangement.
• This service allows patients to be managed in their own homes in the last days / weeks of life and therefore enables family members and friends to visit to a greater extent than if in a hospital setting, e.g. it is likely that visitors will have less travel miles and time to the patient's home compared with needing to visit in hospital, coupled with visitors not having to pay for hospital parking to visit the patient, which could be prohibitive.
Written representations should be sent to syheartlandsicb.contractsadmin@nhs.net.