Issue - meetings

Report CS18059a

The Committee considered a report outlining the service proposals and procurement strategy for Point of Care Testing services to support the delivery of the NHS Health Check programme following the expiry of the existing contract in March 2018.

Point of Care Testing services were used for the cholesterol and HbA1C blood tests which were an integral part of the NHS Health Check programme that aimed to prevent vascular diseases including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease, and to raise awareness of dementia.  The current contract for the provision of this service had been ‘called-off’ from the Public Health Framework following approval by the Council’s Executive at its meeting on 12^th February 2014, and would expire on 31^st March 2018 with no option for a further extension.  The existing provider was the sole provider of Point of Care Testing services appointed to the Public Health Framework Agreement, which was unlikely to be retendered after 31^st March 2018 due to the decommissioning and consolidation of a wider range of Public Health services across the Framework.  As the existing provider had been identified as delivering an efficient and high quality service which was trusted by GPs to provide accurate results, it was proposed in the Part 2 (Exempt) Report to maintain the current contractual arrangements and approve a three year exemption from tendering this service.

RESOLVED that the Portfolio Holder for Care Services be recommended to note the Part 1 (Public) Report when considering the recommendations in the Part 2 (Exempt) Report to award the contract.