II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Sussex ICB (covering the patient population of West Sussex, Brighton & Hove and East Sussex) are pleased to announce the procurement of a Weight Management Tier 3 service across Sussex.
The aim of this service is to deliver Weight Management Tier 3 services that adhere to national clinical guidelines.
The contract period offered will be for a period of five years commencing 1st July 2024. The Commissioners at their sole discretion will have an option to extend for a further two years (5+2). A standard NHS contract will be used for this service.
The annual financial envelope is £2.2 million per annum so a total financial envelope of £15.4 million over the maximum full term of seven years duration.
The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on 3rd October 2023 .
Key Aims and Objectives of the Service
The aims of the weight management Tier 3 service are to:
• motivate and empower patients to make lifestyle changes that facilitate sustainable healthy eating, regular exercise and improved emotional wellbeing enabling patients to maintain their weight loss beyond their term within the Tier 3 weight management programme.
• enable patients to reduce their weight without needing to access surgery.
• reduce the perioperative and outcome risks for patients for whom a surgical intervention is required (including non-bariatric procedures such as hip/knee replacement surgery); and
• enable clinical colleagues, including GPs, to best meet the needs of this complex group of people by adopting a whole pathway approach to manage obesity, facilitating regular interaction and communication between primary care and all NHS and Local Authority commissioned providers of weight management services.
The objectives of the service are for:
• Non-surgical patients to achieve a weight loss of at least 5% by the end of their term within the Tier 3 weight management programme.
• Surgical patients to be classed as fit for surgery at the point of pre-operative assessment; and
• Obese patients to have access to coordinated support outside of the Tier 3 weight management programme, such as community-based healthy lifestyle services, through an integrated way of working across the tiers of weight management services.
The tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
All correspondence will be dealt with solely through this website and correspondence received by other means will not be responded to.
This procurement is being advertised on the following websites:
http://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
The Services to which this tender relates fall within Chapter 3, Section 7, Particular Procurement Regimes to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Part H of the Annex V to the Public Contracts Directive (also known as "light touch regime"). Neither the publication of the above advertisements, the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage nor the use of the term "Selection Questionnaire" nor any other indication (including any statement in this ITT) shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Chapter 3, Section 7, Particular Procurement Regimes and the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regulations.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
15 400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
5 years + 2 year extension at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.