Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-10
Buyer: West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 811950 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to establish a single provider contract for the provisions of Tier 3 Weight Management Services.
Tier 3 weight management services provides the link between Tier 1 and 2 environmental and population-wide services and lifestyle interventions and Tier 4 Specialist Bariatric Surgical Services. Access to Tier 4 is dependent on completion of the Tier 3 service programme.
This service seeks to provide a safe and effective high-quality weight management service which supports patients to achieve clinically significant weight loss through safe and sustainable means. The service will be delivered in a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing behavioural, psychological and clinical challenges faced by obese individuals.
West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to establish a single provider contract for the provisions of Tier 3 Weight Management Services.
Approximately 2 thirds of adults in the UK are overweight, 1 in 4 are obese and 1 in 3 children aged 10-11 are overweight or obese. Both conditions predispose to diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes, heart attacks, cancer and general ill health.
West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has a population of approximately 315 000. It consists of 32 GP member practices that are working together to ensure the local population has high-quality healthcare services which are sustainable.
Tier 3 weight management services provides the link between Tier 1 and 2 environmental and population-wide services and lifestyle interventions and Tier 4 Specialist Bariatric Surgical Services. Access to Tier 4 is dependent on completion of the Tier 3 service programme.
Increased weight and obesity present a major challenge to the current and future health of the local population. Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from a range of conditions including hypertension, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and several cancers. It also contributes to increased social care costs.
This service seeks to provide a safe and effective high-quality weight management service which supports patients to achieve clinically significant weight loss through safe and sustainable means. The service will be delivered in a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing behavioural, psychological and clinical challenges faced by obese individuals.
The CCG has placed a maximum price of 811 950 GBP across the full life of the contract. This maximum value is for completers through the service in excess of the minimum required 80. Bidders will be paid on a block arrangement of 433 040 GBP for the first 80 completers and on a unit price per completer thereafter as set out in the Commercial Template, up to the maximum price of £811,950.
The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the services is being run as a bespoke, single stage application process akin to the open procedure, involving a number of stages which are outlined within the suite of procurement documents. The contracting authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.


Award value: 811950