Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Contact
Procurement Team
hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
NHS Organisation Data Service
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Intergrated Respiratory Services - SWH
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust and Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust provide both acute and community Respiratory Services for patients with Respiratory conditions across all four localities in South and West Herts place. The Integrated Respiratory Service will provide a multi-disciplinary hub, enabling assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with respiratory conditions in SWH. The service will provide access to multi-disciplinary team assessment, diagnostics, and treatment, improving the quality of care for patients. It focuses on clearly defined clinical pathways, GP support, advice and guidance and education. This service facilitates a truly integrated model of care enabling a resilient healthcare system for the future. To confirm as per the PSR direct award process C, the existing providers are satisfying the existing contracts, delivering a good service, meeting all KPIs, with no quality concerns and good outcomes and has very good feedback from GPs and patients and are likely to satisfy the new contracts. The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing from the existing contracts.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2025/S 000-006579
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
VI.3
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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 4th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Any written representations should be sent to: hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net
The decison was made at the HWE ICB Strategic Finance and Commissioning Committee, September 2024.
There were no conflicts of interest indentified.
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.
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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 05th March 2025, and the standstill period took place between 21st February 2025 and 11th March 2025.
The services are intended to be provided between 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2028 with an option of a 2 year extension
The value of the 3 year contract is £11,190, 000, If a 2 year extension is granted the lifetime value of the contract will be £18,650,000.