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
Contact
Sarah Beaumont
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://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
Adult Community Services - Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board - West Essex place
Reference number
ACE-0684-2023-HWE
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is intended to provide confirmation of an awarded contract for Adult Community Services to its incumbent provider to continue to provide services within the West Essex 'place' area. This contract award notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (reference 2023/S 000-005751).
The contract is for 1-year with the option to extend for a further year (1st April 2023 - 31st March 2024 with the option to extend to 31st March 2025).
The value of this contract is £41,924,487. This will increase to £83,848,974 if the option to extend is utilised. Both values are exclusive of VAT. The value identified in this notice is the upper value inclusive of the option.
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: £83,848,974
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH35 - West Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is intended to provide confirmation of an awarded contract for Adult Community Services to its incumbent provider to continue to provide services within the West Essex 'place' area. This contract award notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (reference 2023/S 000-005751).
The contract is for 1-year with the option to extend for a further year (1st April 2023 - 31st March 2024 with the option to extend to 31st March 2025).
The value of this contract is £41,924,487. This will increase to £83,848,974 if the option to extend is utilised. Both values are exclusive of VAT. The value identified in this notice is the upper value inclusive of the option.
In line with the NHS Long Term plan, Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board has an ambitious
strategy to integrate the delivery of health and care for the population. The West Essex system has been
on a journey of integration with its incumbent providers for a number of years to develop integrated
solutions for delivery of services across a number of different pathways.
The incumbent provider, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) are a key partner
within the system. As a key partner the Authority has been working with EPUT to redesign services which
will deliver true integration with both the local acute and primary care providers.
The following key services are in scope (this list is not exhaustive): Community Nursing / Integrated Care Teams, Community Inpatient Beds, Early Supporting Discharge Stroke Service, Physiotherapy, Orthotics, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Bladder & Bowl, Dietetics, Podiatry, Respiratory Physio, Pulmonary & Cardiac Rehab, Wheelchairs, Equipment, Long COVID and virtual hospitals . Also included are multi-provider services such as PCN Aligned Care Teams, Care Coordination Centre and Integrated MSK service which rely heavily on the integration of EPUT teams to deliver the West Essex place Out of Hospital Strategy.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for 1-year to 31st March 2025.
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
A 10-day voluntary standstill period was observed by the Authority prior to entering into the contract.
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
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Herts and West Essex ICB has been working with its system partners for a number of years to develop a
strategy to deliver truly integrated health services to its patient population.
This development has reached a crucial point with a number of key transformational programmes being
both in development, and in place, which are being tested and evaluated.
The Hertfordshire and West Essex Board was established on 1st July 2022, as such commissioning
strategies are being developed. To procure the services at this point will likely destabilise the excellent
progress which is being made and delay implementation of the integrated care programmes. Any delay
would also have an adverse impact on the patient population.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Adult Community Services - West Essex place
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 February 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
The Lodge, Lodge Aproach
Wickford
SS11 7XX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £83,848,974
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
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