Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
GP Provider Services - West Essex place
Reference number
ACE-0604-2022-HWE
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this notice is to invite suitably qualified providers to submit offers to deliver GP Provider Services within West Essex.
The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) was established on 1st July 2022 and serves a population of approximately 1.6m. The Authority works closely with its system partners to improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities. Services can be commissioned at 'place' level or across the wider ICB. The service will be commissioned across West Essex place (previously the area covered by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group).
The Authority is seeking a single contract to deliver the following services:
Community Dermatology (adult & paed) including triage – to be provided across West Essex
Community Cardiology & diagnostics (adult) including triage – to be provided within the Uttlesford locality
Community Ear Microsuction (adult) – to be provided across West Essex
Community Gynaecology adult (including triage) – to be provided within the Uttlesford locality
Interpractice Minor Surgery & vasectomy triage – to be provided across West Essex
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH35 - West Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this notice is to invite suitably qualified providers to submit offers to deliver GP Provider Services within West Essex.
The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) was established on 1st July 2022 and serves a population of approximately 1.6m. The Authority works closely with its system partners to improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities. Services can be commissioned at 'place' level or across the wider ICB. The service will be commissioned across West Essex place (previously the area covered by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group).
The Authority is seeking a single contract to deliver the following services:
Community Dermatology (adult & paed) including triage – to be provided across West Essex
Community Cardiology & diagnostics (adult) including triage – to be provided within the Uttlesford locality
Community Ear Microsuction (adult) – to be provided across West Essex
Community Gynaecology adult (including triage) – to be provided within the Uttlesford locality
Interpractice Minor Surgery & vasectomy triage – to be provided across West Essex
The full scope of the services can be found within the Invitation to Tender pack, at https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
The Authority may wish to introduce additional and/or expand services during the lifetime of the contract (“Contract modification(s)”). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority and / or other Contracting Authorities, as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, the Bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful Bidder may be offered a variation to the contract to extend some / or all of the service lines across the other ‘places’ within the boundary of The Authority, specifically East & North Herts place and/or South and West Herts place services in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020).
The value identified in this notice is the potential maximum aggregate value which includes the additional / expansion of services described above.
The aggregate value of the initial contract (including extensions) is £4,406,098. The aggregate value of the contract (excluding extensions) is £2,644,098. The maximum financial ceiling for the purposes of the procurement is £2,644,098.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 November 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract may be extended for a further 2-years (from 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2028).
As set out within the description, The Authority may wish to introduce additional services / extend the scope of services within the life of the contract. This may include expanding the service across South and West Herts 'place' and East and North Hertfordshire 'place' to obtain a single service across the Authority's area.
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 scope of the services fall within Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 etc.). Neither the inclusion of the Bidder selection stage nor the use of the terms Invitation to Tender shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
12 May 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
12 May 2023
Local time
1:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice for 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
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Country
United Kingdom