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
Anne Mansfield
hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net
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 authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
HWE Healthier Together website - WE/2025
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The West Essex Healthier Together Website is a part of the national website which is part of a national programme to increase awareness of childhood illness, and educate parents and carers on how to manage childhood illness at home and know when to seek help.
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: £12,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Frank design own and host the license to the Healthier Together website. The Healthier Together website has been recommended by NHS England as a site for all ICBs to adopt as part of a national programme to increase awareness of childhood illness, and educate parents and carers on how to manage childhood illness at home and know when to seek help. The HWE HT website has been live for 3 years. In order to take advantage of the benefits of sharing content, promotional materials and national cost-efficiencies, the ICB must continue to pay the licence fee for the website, there is no alternative available. The Healthier Together website has been agreed since October 2020. The annual cumulative costs of this service from 2020-2024 have been £69,810
- This award has been made under Direct Award Process A
- The contract is for 12 months only at a cost of £12,000 from 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025
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:
This is an existing service and with no realistic alternative provider. Hence awarded through PSR Process A
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
22 November 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
Frank Design Limited
Wilmslow Road Adamson House Towers Business Park Didsbury Manchester
Didsbury
M20 2YY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number
05348435
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £12,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £12,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
These decisions were made at the committee'e listed below:
Approved at the Commissioning and Contracting panel 26.9.24.
Approved at the Finance and Scrutiny Committee 4.10.24.
- HWE ICB keep a log of conflicts of interests for all employee's and any conflicts of interest are requested at the start of all the committee's. No conflicts of interest were declared. If any arise in the future, the conflict member will be excluded from related discussions and decision making in line with the ICB policy.
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