Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-10-06
Buyer: NHS England & NHS Improvement South East
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 20310050 GBP

Technical requirements: NHS England and NHS Improvement South East – Healthcare Services at Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre (Brook House and Tinsley House)
NHS England and NHS Improvement South (South East) (NHSE/I) was seeking to recommission healthcare services at Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre (IRC). Gatwick IRC provides primary medical services to people who are detained whilst awaiting deportation from the United Kingdom. The IRC has two sites closely located: Brook House and Tinsley House.
The service will deliver a comprehensive range of services in-house, to include physical health, mental health and substance misuse services.
The contract will be for a term of 7 years, commencing from 1st September 2021. The maximum value of the contract was £20,310,050 over the seven years.
NHS England recommissioned this service using a prime provider model, in order to support integrated, patient centred care across the full range of service specialties required to manage the complex healthcare needs of those in the IRC setting.
NHS England will hold a contract with the prime provider, who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. The prime provider will be responsible for ensuring that all healthcare services operating within the IRC work in an integrated way, delivering seamless care pathways.
Brook House has an operational capacity of 448. It has a robust secure physical environment including a segregation unit and holds a male population, many with complex needs. Tinsley House has an operational capacity of 162 and holds predominantly young men, although children and women are also detained in its family unit, which has a capacity of 16. Both Brook House and Tinsley House have a high turnover of arrivals and departures each month.
It is recognised that this is a significant time of change and transition in terms of NHSE/I commissioning pathways, the Home Office review of detention enforcement policies, and the impact of COVID-19, all of which require excellent partnership working.
This procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
Questions were split into sections with specified weightings with an overall weighting of 90 % for quality and 10 % for finance. All scored questions were evaluated using a 0-4 scale as published within the ITT documentation, firstly by individual evaluators and then a consensus score reached for each question via moderation meetings. Associated weightings were applied and summed to reach an overall total score.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the ‘Light Touch Regime’ contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
The tendering process has been conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The authority ran a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these services.
The contracting authority voluntarily observed the award decision notices provisions and held a 10 day standstill period as described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
As described in VI.3), deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.


Winner: Practice Plus Group Health & Rehabilitation Services Limited
Award value: 20310050
Number of bids: 3