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
Rod Skinner
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH35 - West Essex
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
Provision of Primary Care Medical Services from Spring House Medical Centre
Reference number
ACE-0608-2022-HWE
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This purpose of this notice is to inform the market of a contract awarded to Ephedra Healthcare Limited to provide Primary Care Medical Services from Springs House Medical Centre within the town of Welwyn Garden City commissioned by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) following the successful conclusion of a procurement process.
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 South and West Hertfordshire place (previously the area covered by Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group).
The contract approach is Standard Alternative Provider Medial Services (APMS) with the aim to continue provision of medical services from the current premises.
The current APMS Contract to provide the services to patients at Spring House Medical Centre expired on 30th September 2023. The intended outcome of this project is to ensure that there is continued provision Primary Medical Services to the registered population of Spring House Medical Centre, in East and North Hertfordshire geographical footprint.
The maximum contract duration for this service is 9.5 years (5.5 years initial plus 4-year extension provision).
The maximum aggregate contract value for this service is £8,674,545 (exclusive of VAT):
- (£5,022,105 initial 5.5 year period from 1st October 2023 to 31st March 2029) + (£3,652,440 4-year extension provision from 1st April 2029 to 31st March 2033).
The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in the Contracts Finder in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020).
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: £8,674,545
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH35 - West Essex
Main site or place of performance
Springs House Medical Centre within the town of Welwyn Garden City
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This purpose of this notice is to inform the market of a contract awarded to Ephedra Healthcare Limited to provide Primary Care Medical Services from Springs House Medical Centre within the town of Welwyn Garden City commissioned by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) following the successful conclusion of a procurement process.
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 South and West Hertfordshire place (previously the area covered by Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group).
The contract approach is Standard Alternative Provider Medial Services (APMS) with the aim to continue provision of medical services from the current premises.
The current APMS Contract to provide the services to patients at Spring House Medical Centre expired on 30th September 2023. The intended outcome of this project is to ensure that there is continued provision Primary Medical Services to the registered population of Spring House Medical Centre, in East and North Hertfordshire geographical footprint.
The maximum contract duration for this service is 9.5 years (5.5 years initial plus 4-year extension provision).
The maximum aggregate contract value for this service is £8,674,545 (exclusive of VAT):
- (£5,022,105 initial 5.5 year period from 1st October 2023 to 31st March 2029) + (£3,652,440 4-year extension provision from 1st April 2029 to 31st March 2033).
The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in the Contracts Finder in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: QUALITY / Weighting: 65
Cost criterion - Name: PRICE / Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
4-year extension provision
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 000-013454
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
ACE-0608-2022-HWE
Title
Provision of Primary Care Medical Services from Spring House Medical Centre
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ephedra Healthcare Limited
c/o Suite 3, Middlesex House, Rutherford Close
Stevenage
SG1 2EF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH35 - West Essex
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £8,674,545
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
Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Country
United Kingdom