Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS HAMPSHIRE AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
QRL
Omega House 112 Southampton Road
Eastleigh
SO505PB
UK
Contact person: Toby Beech
E-mail: toby.beech@porthosp.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hantsiow.icb.nhs.uk/icb
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Gastroenterology
Reference number: F16944
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121251
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provider will offer a full patient pathway for elective gastroenterology from receiving and triaging referrals, through the first outpatient appointment to completion of treatment, providing gastroenterology services for patients registered to a HIOW GP or those service users for which the ICB is otherwise responsible.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
.10
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121251
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provider will offer a full patient pathway for elective gastroenterology from receiving and triaging referrals, through the first outpatient appointment to completion of treatment, providing gastroenterology services for patients registered to a HIOW GP or those service users for which the ICB is otherwise responsible.
In-scope services:
Access to tests and expert opinion for patients with the following:
Dyspepsia (with alarm symptoms, non-responsive to therapy or unexplained, H pylori not responding to second line therapy, or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease considering surgery)
Oesophageal Dysphagia.
Abdominal discomfort and altered bowel habit not fulfilling criteria for irritable bowel syndrome.
Rectal bleeding.
Iron deficiency anaemia (as per NICE guidelines for referral).
Acute management of:
GI bleeding.
Inflammatory bowel disease.
Gallstone and pancreatitis.
Nutritional problems.
Chronic management of:
Chronic GI morbidity after cancer treatment.
Coeliac disease.
Barretts oesophagus.
Functional gastrointestinal disorders not responding to standard therapies (e.g. exercise and diet, pharmacological, psychotherapeutic interventions).
Inflammatory bowel disease.
Endoscopic surveillance and screening in high-risk individuals
Post polypectomy or colorectal cancer resection.
Patients at hereditary risk of colorectal cancer.
Other high-risk groups according to published guidance, e.g. acromegaly, cystic fibrosis, patients with uretosigmoidostomy, long standing (>10years) inflammatory bowel disease.
This contract award has been made following direct award process B.
This is a zero-baseline contract, the actual value is dependent upon patient choice, therefore, the overall value will vary depending on patient activity over the contract period.
Activity provided under this contract will be paid in line with the most recently published NHS Payment Scheme tariffs and applicable Market Forces Factor (MFF) which can be found on the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/2023-25-nhs-payment-scheme/
The services will be provided from 28th of Jan 2025 to the 27th of Jan 2026.
This is an existing service and provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: "No realistic alternative provider' / 'Patient Choice'
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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.'
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: F16944
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC)
07296068
1-6 Star Building , Caxton Road, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9BS
UK
NUTS: UKD4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .10
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
'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.'
The award decision was approved by the following boards:
HIOW ICB Spending Control Group: 15/11/24
HIOW ICB Procurement Group: 03/12/24
HIOW ICB Executive Management Group: 28/01/25
No conflicts of interest were declared.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2025