Primary Care Escalation Framework 21.836 (VEAT)

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice for the award of a contract for a period of 14 months and 3 weeks to Care Unbound Ltd t/a HERE for the provision of a Primary Care Escalation Framework (PCEF) Service on behalf of NHS Brighton & Hove Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group, and NHS East Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (the Sussex CCGs) for a service commencing 10th January 2022. The Sussex CCGs reserve the right to extend the contract by up to a further 12 months. The PCEF is a programme of work the CCG has commissioned through a collaboration of Improved Access Service (IAS) providers who the CCG consider to be best placed to roll out the PCEF rapidly, at scale to respond to the on-going and escalating requirements from primary care of the Covid 19 pandemic and winter pressures while ensuring the stability of general practice in Sussex. Following publication of this notice, the contracting authority will allow a 10 day standstill period prior to entering into the contract. The 10 day standstill will end on 4th January 2022.