UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority") issued an Invitation to Tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement for the Provision of Wheelchair Maintenance and Repair Services. The procurement was a further competition under the NHS Shared Business Services ("SBS") SBS10015 Framework: Acute and Community Health and Social Care Equipment Products and Services - Lot 3b: Wheelchair Services. The broad scope of services covered the following elements: • Customer Support Desk/Back Office Function • Warehousing and Logistics Service • Delivery and Collection Service • Remote Repair and Drop-in Clinic Service • Reconditioning Service • Planned Preventative Maintenance Service • Management Information Following an extensive evaluation process, the contract was awarded to AJ Mobility Ltd t/a AJM Healthcare

Freshservice IT Service Management (ITSM) Tool

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust were seeking a single provider of all end user devices at an affordable price with the ability to supply during the life span of the contract.

Provision of Discharge Frontrunner User Research for services to Sussex Health Care Partnership (SHCP) to support Service Design via G-Cloud 13 framework (RM1557.13), Lot: Service Innovation.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust required the provision of a new Quality & Safety Management System. This is an updated software system for the benefit of the end user which integrates with the new Learning from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) system.

Provision of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff

Provision of Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff

Joint Procurement: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("SCFT") (the "Authority") in conjunction with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust ("ESHT") required a service provider to provide a Dental Patient Management Software Service. The current in-situ patient management software was no longer supported by the software supplier/developer and the SCFT Dental Services team appointed a single service provider which includes but is not limited to the following: • Special Care Dental Service which provides support to patients with special needs and those who have difficulty accessing General Dental Services; and • Emergency Dental Service which provides out-of-hours dental care when a patient's clinical condition needs prompt attention. The required software management system includes the following: - Cloud based storage and browser user access point; - Electronic patient medical histories & NHS Patient Record forms; - Dental specific charting and treatment planning features; - Electronic patient portal for appointment booking and communication; - Integrated communication systems (email and SMS); - Integrated wait list management and reporting; - Performance reporting features; and - Dental contract and financial practice management features. This was an Open procedure; any organisation could have responded to the advertised Contract Notices, requested/downloaded the procurement documents, and submitted a tender. All tenders were evaluated in line with the methodology and criteria set out in the procurement documents. Subject to its obligations to act in a transparent, proportionate and non-discriminatory manner, the Authority reserved the right to only award a contract to one (1) of the Trusts or none of the Trusts as a result of the procurement process. This notice applies to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust only the estimated length of the contract is three (3) years with one (1) possible two (2) year extension period. The Authority made use of the ATAMIS e-tendering Portal which can be found at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ("the e-sourcing Portal").

Joint Procurement: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust ("SCFT") (the "Authority") in conjunction with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust ("ESHT") required a service provider to provide a Dental Patient Management Software Service. The current in-situ patient management software was no longer supported by the software supplier/developer and the SCFT Dental Services team appointed a single service provider which includes but is not limited to the following: • Special Care Dental Service which provides support to patients with special needs and those who have difficulty accessing General Dental Services; and • Emergency Dental Service which provides out-of-hours dental care when a patient's clinical condition needs prompt attention. The required software management system includes the following: - Cloud based storage and browser user access point; - Electronic patient medical histories & NHS Patient Record forms; - Dental specific charting and treatment planning features; - Electronic patient portal for appointment booking and communication; - Integrated communication systems (email and SMS); - Integrated wait list management and reporting; - Performance reporting features; and - Dental contract and financial practice management features. This was an Open procedure; any organisation could have responded to the advertised Contract Notices, requested/downloaded the procurement documents, and submitted a tender. All tenders were evaluated in line with the methodology and criteria set out in the procurement documents. Subject to its obligations to act in a transparent, proportionate and non-discriminatory manner, the Authority reserved the right to only award a contract to one (1) of the Trusts or none of the Trusts as a result of the procurement process. This notice applies to Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust only and the estimated length of the contract is three (3) years with one (1) possible two (2) year extension period. The Authority made use of the ATAMIS e-tendering Portal which can be found at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ("the e-sourcing Portal").

Provision of Non-Clinical Temporary Staff - Estates via the framework: CCS RM6277 Non-Clinical Staff, Lot 6 - Estates, Facilities Management & Ancillary Staff (RM6277/ESTATES/DB).

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) required the Provision of Children Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service within the geographic area of East Sussex, Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. This service will provide a timely, integrated, person centred diagnostic and assessment service for children under 11 years of age referred with potential autism provided by a specialist community based multidisciplinary team. Service objectives • Follow set process for onward referrals. • Completion of assessment using approved report templates. • Ensure patient information is held and transmitted securely. • Incorporation of family and/or representatives views. • Ensure a multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis process in place, in conjunction with the social care element of the team. The contract was awarded to Psicon Ltd and is a cost per case contract with no guaranteed levels of activity or minimum income.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust required the provision of International Healthcare Professional Recruitment and Associated Services via the NHS Workforce Alliance RM6333, Lot 3: Allied Health Professionals framework. This service is to support the recruitment of Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists. This one (1) year contract was awarded to Workforce Employment Solutions Ltd via a direct award.

This contract is for the Provision of Audit Services for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust via the COCH CPS Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Audit and Assurance Services, Lot 2, Reference: DPS/07/AUD/20/IB.

This contract is for the Provision of Digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Intervention Service - Psychological Therapies. This is a contract extension and contract change notification with a value - reduced due to change in demand of the service.

Provision of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services via CCS framework: RM6178 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services (2), Lot 1.

Continence Home Delivery Service

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority") is undertaking a competitive with negotiation procurement process for the Provision of a Community Specific E-Rostering System. Currently the organisation has an e-Rostering System that covers circa 50% of the organisation. The system also facilities the bank and agency management for the Trust and provides the Intermediate Care units with a Safer Nursing Care Tool. The Trust is looking to expand the scope of e-Rostering to cover all operational services within the organisation. The Staff groups covered within this scope are: • Nursing • Additional Clinical Services • Allied Health Professionals • Medical and Dental • Administrative and Clerical • Estates and Facilities • Healthcare Scientists The size of the organisation is 375 substantive teams and 5624 staff members. Temporary workers (bank and agency) also fall into scope. A rostering solution is being explored that can provide e-Rostering for Agenda for Change and Medical staff groups. Along side this, a bank and agency management solution are required that it also applicable to Agenda for Change and Medical staff groups.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority" or "SCFT") is pleased to announce the awarding of the contract for the Provision of Orthotic Services. This award follows a competitive procurement process conducted via the SBS10247 Orthotic Products and Services (including Prosthetic Services), Lot 2: Orthotic Services framework. The awarded contract encompasses the delivery of a community-based, cost-effective, and accessible specialist orthotics service. The service includes the diagnosis, treatment, fitting, maintenance, and repair of orthoses for adults, adhering to the agreed access criteria. The objective is to create a one-stop shop for individuals referred to the service, ensuring comprehensive care for complex cases requiring bespoke products. The contract for the Provision of Orthotic Services has been awarded to Blatchford Limited

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust required the provision of QVERA IE Product License & Maintenance and Integration Services via the Health Trust Europe ComIT 3 - Complete IT 3 framework (reference number: 2023/S 000-007857). The contract was awarded to Insight Direct (UK) LTD.