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Enhanced Health in Care Homes

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · compiled

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Opportunity overview

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board intend to award a contract to Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd for the Provision of Enhanced Health in Care Homes following a robust Most Suitable Provider Process.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£2.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Jan 2025
Award ID
002409-2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI, N21 1RA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85121100 — General-practitioner services

Lots

  • NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board intend to award a contract to Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd for the Provision of Enhanced Health in Care Homes following a robust Most Suitable Provider Process. This service is Primary Care led, in collaboration with local system partners, and is to deliver an integrated Enhanced Health service in all care homes (residential and nursing), as registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), supported by East and North Practices, and which are covered under the PCN DES/DES plus. Inclusive of non-weight bearing and Discharge to Assess beds (DTA) as well as Learning disability adult care homes. Exclusive of short stay respite services, neurological services, and flexi care schemes.<br/><br/>The contract shall commence on 01 April 2025 and end on 31 March 2028.<br/><br/>This contract is a 2 year pilot (Contract value £1,644,000) with an option to extend for a further 1 year (Contract value: £822,000) at the discretion of the commissioner. The lifetime contract value is estimated to be £2,466,000.<br/><br/>This is a new service and has been awarded to a new provider.<br/><br/>The award criteria is the Most Suitable Provider Process Key Selection Criteria.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
AG24512
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 05th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
5 Nov 2024, 00:00

Classification

Id
85121100
Scheme
CPV
Description
General-practitioner services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board intend to award a contract to Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd for the Provision of Enhanced Health in Care Homes following a robust Most Suitable Provider Process. This service is Primary Care led, in collaboration with local system partners, and is to deliver an integrated Enhanced Health service in all care homes (residential and nursing), as registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), supported by East and North Practices, and which are covered under the PCN DES/DES plus. Inclusive of non-weight bearing and Discharge to Assess beds (DTA) as well as Learning disability adult care homes. Exclusive of short stay respite services, neurological services, and flexi care schemes.<br/><br/>The contract shall commence on 01 April 2025 and end on 31 March 2028.<br/><br/>This contract is a 2 year pilot (Contract value £1,644,000) with an option to extend for a further 1 year (Contract value: £822,000) at the discretion of the commissioner. The lifetime contract value is estimated to be £2,466,000.<br/><br/>This is a new service and has been awarded to a new provider.<br/><br/>The award criteria is the Most Suitable Provider Process Key Selection Criteria.

Options

Description
This contract is a 2 year pilot with an option to extend for a further 1 year at the discretion of the commissioner.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Care homes (residential and nursing), as registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), supported by East and North Practices, and which are covered under the PCN DES/DES plus.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH2
Entry 2
Region
UKH2

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-89502
Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH23
Locality
Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code
AL8 6JL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Charter House Parkway

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Contact

Name
Craig Stephens
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-136179
Name
Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Postal Code
N21 1RA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ramsay House, 18 Vera Avenue

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-1661
Name
The High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-95447
Name
NHS Arden and GEM CSU

Roles

mediationBody
reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 6NB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
St John's House, East Street

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Arden and GEM CSU

Award information

Award 1
Id
002409-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-136179
Name
Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
002409-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
002409-2025-1
Date Signed
23 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,466,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Welwyn Garden City · UKH23 · AL8 6JL · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH2

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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