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
Jamie-Lee Sterling
Telephone
+44 1707685000
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
Regional or local Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Reference number
QM7ENH-ENHT-ACUTE-2024-25
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
All acute healthcare services including Urgent and Emergency services and associated emergency inpatient services
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: £369,234,106
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
ENHT is an existing provider for the service(s) and is the only capable provider.
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
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
- New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services
Explanation:
Although there are alternative providers in the market, these are not considered to be realistic alternatives forHWE ICB's specific requirements, therefore direct award process A is used to award a contract.
Such services include, but are not limited to:
- Type 1 and 2 urgent and emergency services and associated emergency inpatient services.
- 999 emergency ambulance services.
- NHS urgent mental health crisis services.
- services established as a commissioner requested services (CRS).
- services provided by NHS trusts designated as ‘essential services’ in their NHS Standard Contract.
- a service that is interdependent with, and cannot realistically be provided separately from, another service which only that provider can realistically provide (e.g., because of a need for cross-specialty or cross-service working)
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
5 September 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
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AB
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address
https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/
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: £369,234,106
Total value of the contract/lot: £369,234,106
Section six. Complementary information
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