II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
Mid and South Essex Health Economy
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service:
NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, established in July 2022, provides health and care to 1.2 million residents across the region. The Authority’s geographical footprint covers Mid Essex, Basildon and Brentwood, South East Essex, and Thurrock.
Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service will be available to eligible patients who are registered with a GP practice within Mid and South Essex or, if unregistered, residing in Mid and South Essex. The service will be for residents aged 18 and over.
The service will include dietetic and physical activity interventions, psychological support and medication, where appropriate. The service will be delivered both digitally and face to face, both 1-2-1 and in groups. The Tier 4 services are out of scope.
The Authority aims to procure a new Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Services across the whole of Mid and South Essex. The aim is to create a positive service user and referrer experience with good clinical outcomes and partnership working.
The aims and objectives of the service are to:
• Provide specialist assessment, treatment and support for adults with severe and complex obesity
• Support residents identified as eligible for the service to lose weight and maintain weight loss whilst improving clinical risk factors
• Provide personalised dietetic and psychological support
• Support service users to increase physical activity
• Provide access to drugs recommended by NICE for weight management which have been approved for use in a Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board
Please Note: Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken by you in relation to any procurement activity is a matter solely for your own commercial judgment. The Authority reserves the right to withdraw from the process at any time or to not tender the service(s) or to tender on a different basis. In such circumstances, and in any event, the Authority and/or its advisors shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by any organisation, agent or subsidiary that may have contributed to any proposals submitted to this notice. Any and all information/documents are draft and subject to change. Under no circumstances should providers approach the Authority directly in relation to the service.
To register interest please go to https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html . Click on 'Register here' and follow the onscreen instructions. The relevant documentation will be available within the 'itt_151 - Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service for NHS MSE ICB'' project. The deadline for receipt of compliant bid submissions is 15th October 2024 at 17:30hrs.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 487 715.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2025
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a maximum of 24 months total (12 months extension and a further 12 months). All details pertaining to extensions can be found in the procurement documentation via the e-procurement portal: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
The relevant documentation will be available within the 'itt_151 - Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service for NHS MSE ICB'' project.
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
To register interest please go to https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html . Click on 'Register here' and follow the onscreen instructions. The relevant documentation will be available within the 'itt_151 - Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service for NHS MSE ICB'' project.
The deadline for receipt of compliant bid submissions is 15th October 2024 at 17:30hrs.