Fylde Coast CCGs - Integrated Urgent Care Service (VEAT)

NHS Blackpool CCG (LEAD) and NHS Fylde & Wyre CCG: Voluntary Ex-Ante Competition Notice Integrated Urgent Care Services *Please note this is not a call for competition and not a contract opportunity. * NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) are working on behalf of NHS Blackpool CCG. The contract is awarded without prior publication on behalf of NHS Blackpool CCG. The above-named CCG intends to direct award a 19 month contract, from 1st September 2022 - 31st March 2024 for Integrated Urgent Care Services for the Fylde Coast area, without a call for competition. Please see below for the justification for the urgent need to directly award this contract in accordance with the regulatory conditions. Fylde Coast Medical Services (FCMS) provide out of hospital urgent care services to the Fylde Coast under a five year contract which is due to expire on 31 August 2022. The lead commissioner of this contract is NHS Blackpool CCG. The scope of the services provided include the Integrated Urgent Care Services, the Acute Visiting Service, the Care Co-ordination Service and specific services around wound care and deep vein thrombosis. This notice is for a direct award of a contract to the existing provider, FCMS, from 1st September 2022 to 31st March 2024, with consideration being given to the ICSs’ future direction of travel for this service. It is the intension of the commissioning organisation to undertake a review of the model of services needed going forward and undertake a full procurement before the contract expires. The rationale for remaining with this provider for a further 19 months is so that there will be a continuation of service provision, with a provider who is currently providing a high quality and responsive service.