Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
hweicbenh.communications@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Special Allocation Scheme in Hertfordshire and West Essex
Reference number
AG23509
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) are continuing with the 3 existing contracts to provide Special Allocation Scheme Service in the following areas.
Please Note: Due to the nature of the Special Allocation Scheme Service and the potential risks in relation to staff and patient safety the Commissioner cannot disclose the contract holders names and addresses.
1. East and North Hertfordshire
Awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Annual Contract Value of £32,500 (£1083 pp).Cap of 30 patients – additional payment for patients over this at a rate of 90% of pp cost.
2. West Essex
Awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Annual Contract Value of £32,500 (£1083 pp). Cap of 30patients – additional payment for patients over this at a rate of 90% of pp cost.
3. South and West Essex
Awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Annual Contract Value of £32,500 (£1083 pp).Cap of 30 patients – additional payment for patients over this at a rate of 90% of pp cost.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £487,500
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
Main site or place of performance
Hertfordshire and West Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
GP led primary medical care services to patients registered on the Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) who have been removed from general practice due to exhibiting violent or aggressive behaviour.
The service(s) shall also provide support for rehabilitation of Registered Patients in order to address the underlying causes of violent or aggressive behaviour and encourage and support facilitation of return to general practice.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The Service to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the" Regulations") as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc)(EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the" Regulations") and the Procurement ,Patient Choice and Competition Regulations (2) 2013.
As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, or those applicable to Schedule 3 Service.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
The current contracts for Special Allocation Scheme Service in East and North Hertfordshire, West Essex, South and West Essex are due to expire on 31 March 2024.
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB therefore published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to the open market on 8 August 2023 and invited all interested parties to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire. The notice also stated that should only one provider register an interest and meet the requirements, the ICB reserve the right to award to that provider without further publication following due diligence checks.
Following the conclusion of the market assessment questionnaire and publication of a Prior Information Notice the Commissioner only received expressions of interest from providers who are currently delivering the service.
The ICB has therefore concluded that Regulation 32 of the The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is applicable to this situation and wish to continue with the 3 contracts with the 3 existing providers.
Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication
32.—(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:—
(a)where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests;
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-023013
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 October 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Supplier Names unable to be Disclosed
Charter House Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH - East of England
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £487,500
Total value of the contract/lot: £487,500
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Country
United Kingdom