Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
The Forum
Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1DN
Contact
Procurement Team
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 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-2025-26
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Delivery of healthcare services including acute urgent and emergency services, critical care, elective inpatient and outpatient services, maternity, paediatric services in the community and acute settings; diagnostic and screening procedures.
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: £423,139,537
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
HWE ICB has awarded a one year contract by Direct Award Process A to East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire 31st March 2026, with an annual contract value of £423,139,537.
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 the only provider in the area capable of delivering all healthcare services including acute urgent and emergency services, critical care, elective inpatient and outpatient services, maternity, paediatric services in the community and acute settings; diagnostic and screening procedures. This is an existing provider delivering the services detailed above.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-028969
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
27 June 2025
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
Trust Headquarters, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
National registration number
00966847
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: £423,139,537
Total value of the contract/lot: £423,139,537
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.
The recommendation to award the contract to the named provider was approved at the ICB's Strategic Finance and Commissioning Committee, on the 8th May 2025 and ratified at the ICB Board on 27th June 2025.
There were 3 conflicts of interest identified at the ICB Board meeting dated 27th June 2025, and during the 2025/26 ENHT contract development process.
The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of the conflicts, and decided to take the following steps:
- The conflicts identified at the ICB board meeting were mitigated by the conflicted members leaving the meeting to ratify the ICB’s Strategic Finance and Commissioning Committee approval to award the contract.
- Mitigating actions were put in place for the one conflict identified on the ENHT 2025/26 contract development process which included the conflicted member not being part of any decision making.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
The Forum
Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1DN
Country
United Kingdom