Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-04-03
Buyer: Fareham and Gosport Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 134000000 GBP
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Integrated Urgent Care services contract for the Hampshire and Surrey Heath Partnership Provision of NHS 111. Integrated Urgent Care services to all patients visiting, registered and resident in the following CCG geographies: South Eastern Hampshire CCG Fareham and Gosport CCG (Lead CCG) North Hampshire CCG North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG, Portsmouth CCG, Southampton City CCG, West Hampshire CCG, Surrey Heath CCG. In addition, NHS England – South (Wessex) have a requirement for a dental advice service. The contracting authorities are awarding to South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS). The contract is being let for 5 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 years. Some services will be subcontracted in their entirety by the prime provider to two separate subcontractors. The value of the contract is based on a 5 + 2 year award across all participating organisations.
Direct award Integrated Urgent Care services contract for the Hampshire and Surrey Heath Partnership Provision of NHS 111. Integrated Urgent Care services to all patients visiting, registered and resident in the following CCG geographies: South Eastern Hampshire CCG Fareham and Gosport CCG (Lead CCG) North Hampshire CCG North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG, Portsmouth CCG, Southampton City CCG, West Hampshire CCG, Surrey Heath CCG. In addition, NHS England – South (Wessex) have a requirement for a dental advice service. The contracting authorities are awarding to South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS). These services are currently contracted piecemeal and this service will allow the integration of services where possible and bring together the quality governance processes under an overarching system. The contract is being let for 5 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 years. Some services will be subcontracted in their entirety by the prime provider to two separate subcontractors. The value of the contract is based on a 5 + 2 year award across all participating organisations. The proposed contract value is £ 19.0 m per annum from 1 June 2021, with potential additional costs of up to £ 3.0 m dependent on the uncertainties detailed in PIN justification documentation previously published.
As per the previously published prior information notice, the contracting authorities are direct awarding a contract to South Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) for the Integrated Urgent Care service following a transparent, compliant and auditable due diligence process a robust contract has been implemented starting June 2021. As per the full details provided in the PIN justification documentation this decision is the safest and least risk prone route to meeting patient needs, improving the quality safety and efficiency of the service, while keeping the greatest level of control of the costs and value for money.
The below elements of the service will be sub-contracted out in some parts of the geography covered by the contract: Clinical Advice service (CAS) Home Visiting face to face


Winner: South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Award value: 134000000
Number of bids: 1