Contract

Adult Community Health Services-WE & ENH 25/27

  • NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007208

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e7e9 (view related notices)

Published 25 February 2025, 5:56pm



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

Email

hweicbhv.procurementteam@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

Adult Community Health Services-WE & ENH 25/27

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short 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, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT), to continue to deliver Adult Community Health Services within West Essex and East & North Hertfordshire.

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: £86,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, to continue to deliver Adult Community Services within West Essex and Hertfordshire.
The contract which will commence on 1st April 2025 and will end on 31st March 2026, with the ability to extend for a further year. The full value of the contract should it be extended will be £86,000,000
Services to be provided are likely to include:
Bladder & Bowel
Diabetes
Cancer Information
Care-Co-ordination Centre
Cardiac Rehab
Championing the Right Care
Community Heart Failure
Early Supported Discharge
Independent Living Centre
Falls Car
MSK
Integrated Nursing Team
Intermediate Care Beds
Patient Appliances
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Bookings
Podiatry
Podiatric Surgery
Prostrate
Progressive Neurological Diseases
Speech & Language Therapy
Respiratory & PR
Wheelchair Service & Special Seating
Virtual Ward

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Option to extend for 1 year

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

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 7th 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 ICB's Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee on the 31st January 2025 and there were no recorded or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision declared at this meeting.

The contract has been in place with the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust since April 2016 with a cumulative contract value to 31st March 2025 of £310,000,000

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 service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering.
• 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 delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery.
• 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 as required by the specification and contract.
• Social Value - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering in line with the HWE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health.
• Conflict of Interest - no conflict of interests were noted.


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:

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 7th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 February 2025

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 Approach

Runwell

SS11 7XX

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number

00707299

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: £86,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £86,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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 7th 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 ICB's Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee on the 31st January 2025 and there were no recorded or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision declared at this meeting.

The contract has been in place with the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust since April 2016 with a cumulative contract value to 31st March 2025 of £310,000,000

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 service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering.
• 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 delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery.
• 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 as required by the specification and contract.
• Social Value - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering in line with the HWE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health.
• Conflict of Interest - no conflict of interests were noted.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

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/