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NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · award, contract

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Opportunity overview

Somerset Integrated Care Board is directly awarding a contract to the existing provider in accordance with the criteria outline in Regulation (9) of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The service will support High Intensity User (HIU) patients referred from agreed locations or through virtual channels, and will provide home visits where appropriate. Taking a holistic approach and working collaboratively with clients to identify root causes of high attendances and address these through coaching techniques that promote future resilience.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") intents to award a contract to an existing provider, following a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C The existing service will support High Intensity User (HIU) patients referred from agreed locations or through virtual channels, and will provide home visits where appropriate. Taking a holistic approach and working collaboratively with clients to identify root causes of high attendances and address these through coaching techniques that promote future resilience. The contract value is £75,450. The contract will commence 1st April 2026 for 12 months expiring on the 31st of March 2027 with the option to extend for a further year. This notice has been published by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
W208876/WA17838
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
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 and The Procurement Act 2023 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 9th March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") intents to award a contract to an existing provider, following a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C The existing service will support High Intensity User (HIU) patients referred from agreed locations or through virtual channels, and will provide home visits where appropriate. Taking a holistic approach and working collaboratively with clients to identify root causes of high attendances and address these through coaching techniques that promote future resilience. The contract value is £75,450. The contract will commence 1st April 2026 for 12 months expiring on the 31st of March 2027 with the option to extend for a further year. This notice has been published by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
85
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
15%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-NHS-11X

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
11X
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Locality
Yeovil
Region
UKK23
Postal Code
BA228HR
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Community Council for Somerset (trading as Thrive)
Id
GB-CHC-1069260

Identifier

Legal Name
Community Council for Somerset (trading as Thrive)
Id
1069260
Scheme
GB-CHC

Address

Street Address
Thrive, Fitzwarren House, Queen Street
Locality
Taunton
Region
UKK23
Postal Code
TA13UG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Somerset Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-FTS-119761

Identifier

Legal Name
Somerset Integrated Care Board

Address

Locality
Yeovil
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
017451-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-1069260
Name
Community Council for Somerset (trading as Thrive)

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
017451-2026-1
Award ID
017451-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
22 Nov 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
75,450
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Yeovil · UKK23 · BA228HR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 017451-2026award, contract ·