DAP C - Tier II Post Op Cataract Service - 27-28

Tender description

Primary Eye Care Services (PES) provide a Post Operative Cataract Service for which the contract expires on 31st March 2027 and has a value of £86,258. The contract is cost and volume activity based. An Essex wide Strategic Eyecare Review is underway, due to complete in March 2027, following which detailed commissioning intentions will be confirmed. As such, it is recommended that the existing commissioning arrangements are extended by awarding new contracts under DAP C for 12 months, with a 6 month notice period. The contract is indicative and based on the 26/27 activity and for the purposes of clarity the value will be subject to the national inflator/deflator calculations. The relevant authority determined that Direct Award Process C applies because PES is the existing provider, the existing contract is due to end, the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably, and the provider is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Lot 1: Primary Eye Care Services (PES) provide a Post Operative Cataract Service for which the contract expires on 31st March 2027 and has a value of £86,258. The contract is cost and volume activity based. An Essex wide Strategic Eyecare Review is underway, due to complete in March 2027, following which detailed commissioning intentions will be confirmed. As such, it is recommended that the existing commissioning arrangements are extended by awarding new contracts under DAP C for 12 months, with a 6 month notice period. The contract is indicative and based on the 26/27 activity and for the purposes of clarity the value will be subject to the national inflator/deflator calculations. The relevant authority determined that Direct Award Process C applies because PES is the existing provider, the existing contract is due to end, the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably, and the provider is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The contract is indicative and based on the 26/27 activity and for the purposes of clarity the value will be subject to the national inflator/deflator calculations. The providers have been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process: Quality & Innovation 40%. Quality has the highest weighting and will remain a key priority throughout the length of the contract. The Provider will be expected to continue to deliver a high quality service, maintaining agreed standards and performance Value 30%. It is a statutory duty to ensure the best use of public resources, therefore value has the second highest weighting Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 15%, It is essential for good collaboration between provider, primary and secondary care Access Health Inequalities and Choice 10%; It is essential for good collaboration between the provider, primary care and secondary care Social Value 5%. Although the main focus of the service is to provide healthcare, a weighting of 5% has been allocated to reflect the ICB priority towards the importance of social value Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was assessed based as above and 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 Tier II Post Op Cataract Service to the existing provider named above following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.