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Community services - Hertfordshire & West Essex

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board · compiled

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Opportunity overview

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. <br/><br/>This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. <br/><br/>The contract award date is 9th April 2025, and the standstill period took place between 13th March 2025 and 25th March 2025. The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C was approved by the ICB's Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee on 9/1/25 and one potential conflict of interest was noted and mitigated. The contract will be for one year from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an optional one year extension until 31st March 2027. The maximum value of the new contract is £97,400,000 per annum. Should the optional extension be used, the maximum contract value for the 2-year period is £194,800,000.

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.

Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Mar 2025
Award ID
009326-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
CRN: N/A - 979288
Location
Welwyn Garden City, UK, AL7 1BW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process C to its incumbent supplier, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, to continue to deliver Community Services within Hertfordshire and West Essex. <br/>The contract which will commence on 1st April 2025 and will end on 31st March 2026 with the option to extend for a further year to 31st March 2027.<br/>Elements to be provided by the service are likely to include:<br/>Adult Speech and Language<br/>Adult Occupational Therapy<br/>Adult Bladder and Bowel<br/>Dental<br/>Diabetes<br/>Discharge Home to Assess<br/>Virtual Ward<br/>Early Supported Discharge<br/>Neuro<br/>Frailty Services<br/>Integrated Care Teams<br/>Intermediate Care Beds<br/>Looked After Children<br/>Leg Ulcer<br/>Lymphoedema<br/>Nutrition and Dietetics<br/>MSK<br/>Pain Management<br/>Podiatry<br/>Pulmonary Rehab<br/>Respiratory<br/>Anti-coagulation<br/>Skin health<br/>Phlebotomy<br/>Minor Injury Unit<br/>Chronic Fatigue<br/>Children's Audiology<br/>Children's Eye Service<br/>Children's Physiotherapy<br/>Community Paediatrics<br/>Children's Occupational TherapyValue not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed07
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
2

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
VI.3.0.1

New Value

Text
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract award date is 9th April 2025, and the standstill period took place between 13th March 2025 and 25th March 2025. The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C was approved by the ICB's Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee on 9/1/25 and one potential conflict of interest was noted and mitigated. The contract will be for one year from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an optional one year extension until 31st March 2027. The maximum value of the new contract is £97,400,000 per annum. Should the optional extension be used, the maximum contract value for the 2-year period is £194,800,000.

Old Value

Text
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 25th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.Any formal written representations should be sent to: hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C was approved by the HWE ICB Board on 31st January 2025 where one conflict of interest was recorded and mitigated. The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows:• Quality and Innovation - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering a safe and effective Community Health Service as required by the contract.• Value - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering value to the Health & Care Partnership integrated care system. • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration across services• Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice • Social Value - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is supporting the wider health and wellbeing of the population.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_REPETITION_EXISTING
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process C to its incumbent supplier, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, to continue to deliver Community Services within Hertfordshire and West Essex. <br/>The contract which will commence on 1st April 2025 and will end on 31st March 2026 with the option to extend for a further year to 31st March 2027.<br/>Elements to be provided by the service are likely to include:<br/>Adult Speech and Language<br/>Adult Occupational Therapy<br/>Adult Bladder and Bowel<br/>Dental<br/>Diabetes<br/>Discharge Home to Assess<br/>Virtual Ward<br/>Early Supported Discharge<br/>Neuro<br/>Frailty Services<br/>Integrated Care Teams<br/>Intermediate Care Beds<br/>Looked After Children<br/>Leg Ulcer<br/>Lymphoedema<br/>Nutrition and Dietetics<br/>MSK<br/>Pain Management<br/>Podiatry<br/>Pulmonary Rehab<br/>Respiratory<br/>Anti-coagulation<br/>Skin health<br/>Phlebotomy<br/>Minor Injury Unit<br/>Chronic Fatigue<br/>Children's Audiology<br/>Children's Eye Service<br/>Children's Physiotherapy<br/>Community Paediatrics<br/>Children's Occupational Therapy

Options

Description
Option to extend for a further year from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
UKH23 - Hertfordshire and West Essex

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH23

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
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Contact

Name
Procurement Team
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-140711
Name
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Welwyn Garden City
Postal Code
AL7 1BW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Howard Court 14 Tewin Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
CRN: N/A - 979288
Legal Name
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
009326-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140711
Name
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
009326-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
009326-2025-1
Date Signed
13 Mar 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ed07-2025-04-09T16:23:04+01:00compiled ·