Admission Prevention and Early Discharge DAP C
NHS Essex Integrated Care BoardEstimated Value
Up to £194,768
Deadline
Not specified
Published
27 August 2026
Type
services
Overview
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (herein "the Authority")'s intention to award a contract to Choice Support to deliver Admission Prevention and Early Discharge to the patients within NHS Essex's ICB geographical footprint. The contract will be for 12 months from 01st April 2026 - 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for an additional year.
The aggregate contract value is £194768 inc VAT. The provider is an existing provider, who is currently satisfying the requirements of the existing contract.
The provider has been assessed against the criteria specified for this DAP C process: Quality & Innovation 20%. Value 20%.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
Additional details
Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability 20%, Access Health Inequalities and Choice 20%; Social Value 20%. Key criteria were specified, and assessment against each criterion was assessed based 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 Admission Prevention and Early Discharge services in to the existing provider, Thurrock & Brentwood Mind following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Essex Integrated Care Board, acting as the Relevant Authority, is commissioning these services to support will be provided in line with the NHS Essex ICB Service Restriction Policy: Assisted Conception Commissioning Policy. Further details can be found at II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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Award Details
Choice Support
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Vita Health Solutions Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 1 Oct 2026£93m
total awarded
- 2
Arete Health Limited
1 contract wonlatest 19 Aug 2026 - 3
Thurrock & Brentwood Mind
- 4
Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
1 contract wonlatest 14 Jul 2026 - 5
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
1 contract wonlatest 30 Jun 2026
Vita Health Solutions Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NHS Essex Integrated Care BoardKey Dates
Published
27 August 2026
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