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Admission Prevention and Early Discharge DAP C

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board · tenderUpdate

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 09:41.

Opportunity overview

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to Thurrock & Brentwood Mind to deliver Admission Prevention and Early Discharge to the patients within NHS Essex's ICB geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months months from 01st April 2026 - 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for an additional year. The aggregate contract value is £723,062 inc VAT. The provider is an existing provider, who is currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract. The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process: Quality & Innovation 20%. Value 20%. Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 20%, Access Health Inequalities and Choice 20%; Social Value 20%. Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was assessed based on the current service delivery model and performance. and the supplier meets all the requirements specified to the satisfaction of the ICB, and it is expected that they will satisfy the requirements of the new contract. NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) intends to award a contract for the provision of Admission Prevention and Early Discharge services in to the existing provider, Thurrock & Brentwood Mind following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Essex Integrated Care Board, acting as the Relevant Authority, is commissioning these services to support will be provided in line with the NHS Essex ICB Service Restriction Policy: Assisted Conception Commissioning Policy. Further details can be found at II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

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
ACE-0035-2026-ESX
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Old Value

Text
This is a Direct Award Process C intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 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 midnight on Monday 03rd August 2026. The contract has not yet formally been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under PSR. Written Representation should be sent to: esther.pettigrew@attain.co.uk The Decision Maker for this award was NHS Essex ICB Executive Board based on the value and term of the contract.

New Value

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This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The Decision Maker for this award was the ICB Executive Board. There were no conflicts of interest declared by individuals making the decision. All five key criteria were utilised in determining the suitability and continuation of the provider and weighting The weightings have been designed to prioritise the delivery of high-quality lung cancer screening services that improve early cancer diagnosis, reduce health inequalities and support integrated patient pathways, whilst ensuring value for money and delivering wider social benefits. The highest weightings have therefore been assigned to quality, innovation, integration and reducing inequalities, reflecting both local priorities and national ambitions to diagnose a greater proportion of cancers at Stages 1 and 2. The provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract, based on the DAP C assessment to a sufficient standard.

Where

Section
VI
Label
3

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-NHS-D7T5G

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Id
D7T5G
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Street Address
Seax House, Victoria Road South
Locality
Chelmsford
Region
UKH3
Postal Code
CM1 1QH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chelmsford · UKH3 · CM1 1QH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 069609-2026award, contract ·
  2. 069875-2026tenderUpdate ·
  3. 081838-2026tenderUpdate ·