The seven Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), which together form the authority, have collaboratively Procured Primary Care Enabling Services (PCES) using the Health Services Support Framework Agreement (HSSFA): Lot 3 Services (ICT infrastructure support and strategic ICT services, including primary care IT support and cyber security). The authority has now completed a further competition and awarded the service to a single provider for a period of 15 months (1.4.2020 – 30.6.2021) with the option to extend by a further 12 months.

The seven Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), which together form the authority, have collaboratively Procured Primary Care Enabling Services (PCES) using the Health Services Support Framework Agreement (HSSFA): lot 3 Services (ICT infrastructure support and strategic ICT services, including primary care IT support and cyber security.) The authority has now completed a further competition and awarded the service to a single provider for a period of 15 months (1.4.2020 – 30.6.2021) with the option to extend by a further 12 months. The service specification relates to the provision of registration authority and NHS mail administration services for primary care, pharmacies, optometrists and dentists which sit within the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) listed below:

NHS Castle Point and Rochford CCG

NHS Southend CCG

NHS Mid Essex CCG

NHS Thurrock CCG

NHS Basildon and Brentwood CCG

NHS North East Essex CCG

NHS West Essex CCG