Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Services - Direct Award of contract

Descriptions

Strategic Objectives - In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, providing a Specialist Weight Management Service within the community supports the new NHS model for the 21st Century in which patients get more options, better support and properly joined-up care at the right time in the optimal care setting. , The NHS Long Term Plan also sets out new action that the NHS will strengthen its contribution to prevention and health inequalities to improve health; reduce health inequalities and reduce costs., The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Long Term Strategic Delivery Plan sets out how the local health and care community will deliver the ambitions and commitments set out in the NHS Long Term Plan and embed prevention of risk factors including smoking, alcohol, obesity and physical activity in all health and care pathways so that all patients will be offered referrals or signposted to appropriate preventative support. This includes the referral to the Tier 3 specialist service following the completion of the Tier 2., Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG have developed local place based plans to meet the needs of local populations. These plans build upon the national and regional plans. For example in Southampton, the Southampton City Health and Care Strategy 2020-2025, sets out the commitment to continue with the 'one city' place-based approach; working together to improve health and care outcome for the population of Southampton., The Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service called 'The Weigh Ahead' is an autonomous service delivering the Tier 3 element of the wider weight management pathway and is commissioned collaboratively across 6 geographical areas within the NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG, including the Isle of Wight area which will become a new geographical area served by the contract from 2021 onwards and the North East Hampshire & Farnham geographical area within the Frimley CCG, North Hampshire , North East Hampshire & Farnham, South Eastern Hampshire , Fareham and Gosport , West Hampshire , Southampton City, Isle of Wight, Spire Healthcare Limited is the provider of the service. The contract has been in place since 1st April 2017 and expired on 31st March 2020. It is the intention to enter into a new contract with Spire Healthcare for 3 years from 1st April 2021, with the option to extend for a further 2 year period to provide continuity of service delivery for local patients. , It should be noted that there will be an exit provision after the first 12 months of the new contract. This period is to allow for a potential competitive process if it is clear as a result of this notice that the market is interested in providing the services. , Please login to the Intend portal Project Ref F14695 to access the full Justification Paper and the specification for the service., Should you have any questions regarding the content of this notice, please contact NHS South of England Procurement Services (SoEPS) via the In-Tend e-procurement messaging portal and your message will be directed to the CCG. All correspondence must be directed via the portal, please do not contact the CCG direct.