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Provision of Virtual Ward General Practitioner Services

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:23.

Opportunity overview

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("the Authority") sought to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust’s UCR teams.<br/><br/>The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of ‘On site’ face to face working, ‘Virtual’ support and ‘On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient’s place of residence (within Sussex).<br/><br/>This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.<br/><br/>The Authority intends to award a contract, following a Most Suitable Provider Process, in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“PSR 2023”).

Awarded to

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Brighton and Hove Primary Care Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Nov 2024
Award ID
039810-2024-1
Status
active
Location
Brighton, UKJ21, BN1 1UB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85121100 — General-practitioner services

Lots

  • The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("the Authority") sought to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust’s UCR teams. <br/><br/>The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of ‘On site’ face to face working, ‘Virtual’ support and ‘On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient’s place of residence (within Sussex). <br/><br/>This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.<br/><br/>The Authority intends to award a contract, following a Most Suitable Provider Process, in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“PSR 2023”), to Brighton and Hove Federation, based on meeting all key selection criteria and mandatory requirements.<br/><br/>The approximate value of the contract is estimated to be £1,800,000 with services to be provided between 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04c623
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 04/12/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Most Suitabel Provider process.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
VI.3.0.1

New Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.The contract award date is 1st December 2024, and the standstill period took place between 10th December 2024 and 20th December 2024.The individuals involved in the review included:- Dr Karen Eastman - Chief Medical Officer- Hollie Poole - Operational Divisional Director- Kim Fretter - Deputy Nursing Divisional DirectorNo declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were identified among the individuals involved in the decision-making process.The services are intended to be provided between 1st December 2024 and 31st December 2026, with the contract value of £1,800,000 for two (2) years with the option to extend.

Old Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 20th December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’You should provide an address (which could be an email address) where written representations should be sent.Details of decision makers:Dr Karen Eastman - Chief Medical OfficerHollie Poole - Operational Divisional DirectorKim Fretter - Deputy Nursing Divisional DirectorThe intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.Please contact Dagmar Hagen-Machell with any representations.Dagmar.hagen@nhs.net

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85121100
Scheme
CPV
Description
General-practitioner services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("the Authority") sought to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust’s UCR teams. <br/><br/>The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of ‘On site’ face to face working, ‘Virtual’ support and ‘On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient’s place of residence (within Sussex). <br/><br/>This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.<br/><br/>The Authority intends to award a contract, following a Most Suitable Provider Process, in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“PSR 2023”), to Brighton and Hove Federation, based on meeting all key selection criteria and mandatory requirements.<br/><br/>The approximate value of the contract is estimated to be £1,800,000 with services to be provided between 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2026.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical and Quality
Type
quality
Description
95.00%
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
5.00%
Criterion 3
Name
Pricing
Type
cost
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85121100
Scheme
CPV
Description
General-practitioner services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-119906
Name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ2
Locality
Brighton , Elm Grove
Postal Code
BN2 3EW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Brighton General Hospital ,1st Floor, Arundel Building

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Contact

Name
Dagmar Hagen-Machell
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-132454
Name
Brighton and Hove Primary Care Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ21
Locality
Brighton
Postal Code
BN1 1UB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
6 Marlborough Place

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Brighton and Hove Primary Care Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-108768
Name
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wellington House

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.

Award information

Award 1
Id
039810-2024-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-132454
Name
Brighton and Hove Primary Care Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
039810-2024-1
Status
active
Award ID
039810-2024-1
Date Signed
21 Nov 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,800,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Brighton , Elm Grove · UKJ2 · BN2 3EW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ2

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04c623-2025-01-08T10:01:21Zcompiled ·