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Tier 3 Weight Management Service 25/26

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The objectives of the commissioned service is to deliver a Tier 3 Weight Management Serivce to enable and support patients to safely lose weight and maintain weight loss in the long-term and Reduce the requirement for tertiary care services, including bariatric surgery by deferring or avoiding the need for bariatric surgery. A multi-disciplinary team support patients through this 12 month programme. <br/><br/>Tier 3 Weight Management services provide the link between Tier 1 and 2 population wide services and lifestyle interventions and Tier 4 Specialist Bariatric Surgical Services.<br/><br/>Increased weight and obesity presents 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.

Awarded to

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Morelife (UK) Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£175.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Dec 2024
Award ID
041447-2024-1
Status
active
Identifier
07107520
Location
Leeds, UKH23, LS6 3QJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Tier 3 weight management services provide the link between Tier 1 and 2 population wide services and lifestyle interventions and Tier 4 Specialist Bariatric Surgical Services. Increased weight and obesity presents 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. The objectives of the commissioned service is to enable and support patients to safely lose weight and maintain weight loss in the long-term and Reduce the requirement for tertiary care services, including bariatric surgery by deferring or avoiding the need for bariatric surgery. A multi-disciplinary team support patients through this 12 month programme offering nutrition, diet, lifestyle and psychology support and advise through the delivery of face-to-face, non-face-to-face and group counselling sessions. <br/><br/>The current provider is satisfying the existing contract, delivering a good service, meeting all KPIs, with no quality concerns and good outcomes and has very good feedback from patients. They are likely to satisfy the new contract, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing from the existing contract and we are intending to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.<br/><br/>The intended dates the services are to be provided will be from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.<br/><br/>Initial Contract award 1st April 2020 - 31st March 2025 total value £811,950<br/>Additional contract award 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026 total value £175,487<br/>Total lifetime value £987,437. Additional information: 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 7th January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net<br/><br/>The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime Process C was approved at the HWE ICB Financial Scrutiny Panel on the 17/10/2024.<br/><br/>The options paper for this service was presented at the following panels and committees:<br/>• ICB Commissioning and Contracting Panel – 26/09/2024<br/>• HWE ICB Financial Scrutiny Panel - 17/10/2024<br/>There were no conflicts or potential conflicts declared.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ccb8
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 7th January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2
Description
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 direct award process C.’ The Contract was awarded on 06.01.2025. The dates the services will be provided are 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026. The value of this award is £175,487.The total lifetime value of the contrac is £987,437 .You must confirm the following: - date of contract award and dates between which the services are intended be provided; and- confirm the lifetime value of the contract or, where it is not known, the amounts payable to the provider under the contract.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_REPETITION_EXISTING
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Tier 3 weight management services provide the link between Tier 1 and 2 population wide services and lifestyle interventions and Tier 4 Specialist Bariatric Surgical Services. Increased weight and obesity presents 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. The objectives of the commissioned service is to enable and support patients to safely lose weight and maintain weight loss in the long-term and Reduce the requirement for tertiary care services, including bariatric surgery by deferring or avoiding the need for bariatric surgery. A multi-disciplinary team support patients through this 12 month programme offering nutrition, diet, lifestyle and psychology support and advise through the delivery of face-to-face, non-face-to-face and group counselling sessions. <br/><br/>The current provider is satisfying the existing contract, delivering a good service, meeting all KPIs, with no quality concerns and good outcomes and has very good feedback from patients. They are likely to satisfy the new contract, and the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing from the existing contract and we are intending to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.<br/><br/>The intended dates the services are to be provided will be from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.<br/><br/>Initial Contract award 1st April 2020 - 31st March 2025 total value £811,950<br/>Additional contract award 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026 total value £175,487<br/>Total lifetime value £987,437. Additional information: 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 7th January 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net<br/><br/>The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under the Provider Selection Regime Process C was approved at the HWE ICB Financial Scrutiny Panel on the 17/10/2024.<br/><br/>The options paper for this service was presented at the following panels and committees:<br/>• ICB Commissioning and Contracting Panel – 26/09/2024<br/>• HWE ICB Financial Scrutiny Panel - 17/10/2024<br/>There were no conflicts or potential conflicts declared.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
West Essex

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH23

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-89502
Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code
AL8 6JL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Charter House Parkway

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Contact

Telephone
+44 1923244366
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-133609
Name
Morelife (UK) Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Leeds
Postal Code
LS6 3QJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Churchwood Hall Leeds Beckett University Headingley Campus Leeds

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
07107520
Legal Name
Morelife (UK) Ltd

Contact

Telephone
+44 1138125233

Award information

Award 1
Id
041447-2024-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-133609
Name
Morelife (UK) Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
041447-2024-1
Status
active
Award ID
041447-2024-1
Date Signed
23 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
175,487
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Welwyn Garden City · UKH23 · AL8 6JL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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