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
GP Provider Services in West Essex
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 provide confirmation of an awarded contract for GP Provider Services within West Essex following the conclusion of a tender process.
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 has been commissioned across West Essex place (previously the area covered by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group).
The Authority has awarded 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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this notice is to provide confirmation of an awarded contract for GP Provider Services within West Essex following the conclusion of a tender process.
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 has been commissioned across West Essex place (previously the area covered by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group).
The Authority has awarded 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
As described within the contract notice, 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, 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 contract is for a period of 3-years with the option to extend for a further 2-years (1st December 2023 to 30th November 2026 with the option to extend from 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2028).
The value indicated within this notice is the potential maximum aggregate value which includes the additional / expansion of services and the potential extension option as described above. The awarded value of the initial 3-year contract is £2,334,212 (exclusive of VAT).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 85
Price - Weighting: 15
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for a period of 2-years.
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-009742
Section five. Award of contract
Title
GP Provider Services in West Essex
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 October 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mayflower Healthcare Alliance Ltd
Heybridge House, Southend Road
Billericay
CM11 2PL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £10,000,000
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