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
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
Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contract
Reference number
ACE-0734-2023-HWE
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) and is intended to provide notice of the intention of the Authority to award a contract for a Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to its incumbent 12 Point Care Limited.
The proposed new contract is intended to start on 1st January 2024 and end on 31st March 2024. The expected value of this contract is £316,907.16. The value expressed in this notice is the expected value of the 3 month period. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider.
12 Point Care Limited has been providing this service since 2018 and is due to expire on 31st December 2023. The total cumulative value of the contract since it started from 2018 to 2023 is £3,127,785.95 (excluding VAT and excluding the value of this new contract).
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: £1,800,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) and is intended to provide notice of the intention of the Authority to award a contract for a Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) to its incumbent 12 Point Care Limited.
The proposed new contract is intended to start on 1st January 2024 and end on 31st March 2024. The expected value of this contract is £316,907.16. The value expressed in this notice is the expected value of the 3 month period. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider.
12 Point Care Limited has been providing this service since 2018 and is due to expire on 31st December 2023. The total cumulative value of the contract since it started from 2018 to 2023 is £3,127,785.95 (excluding VAT and excluding the value of this new contract).
The current contract for this service is currently due to end on 31 December 2023.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
In line with best practice, the Authority will observe a voluntary 10-day standstill period prior to concluding the proposed contract with 12 Point Care Limited.
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
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) was incorporated on 1st July 2022 and includes the three previous clinical commissioning groups. Since the HWE ICB was incorporated, we have been working to review services across each 'place' to ensure that there is equity of access for our patients across the broader ICB area.
The APMS contract for Sollershott Surgery is due to expire on 31st December 2023. A local expression of interest exercise was undertaken and following this and options appraisal was taken to Primary Care Commissioning Committee for decision. The option of Birchwood Surgery merging with Sollershott Surgery was agreed and as a result the ICB have requested that the APMS contract with Sollershott is extended for 3 months until 31st March 2024 (with the merger to take place on 1st April 2024).
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
12 Point Care Limited
Regal Chambers Surgery, 50 Bancroft
Hitchin
SG5 1LL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £316,907.16
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
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