Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Gemini House, 1 Bartholomews Walk
Ely
CB74EA
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH11 - Peterborough
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The ICB is committed to the provision of a high-quality IUC by offering the following services:
• NHS 111 call handling,
• 24/7 Clinical Assessment Service (CAS),
• GP Out of Hours (OOH).
The IUC service will meet the values, rights, obligations and expectations of patients as set out in the NHS Constitution.
Aims and objectives of the service:
The IUC service is required to be sustainable, based on a service model that is clinically and commercially robust, that delivers high quality patient care, and can be integrated with other services. The service will meet the ICB's IUC requirements.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
End date
31 March 2026
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2099/S 001-999999
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
n/a
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
19 October 2016
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
HERTS URGENT CARE (HUC) LIMITED
Ascots Lane
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 4HL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Mutuals Public Register
IP30301R
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £58,364,527
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) urgent modification notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.
This Urgent Modification Notice is being published to extend an existing contract to ensure continuity of service is maintained whilst the Contracting Authority concludes ongoing Representations made under the PSR process, and allows for mobilisation of any service.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS England
7-8 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKH11 - Peterborough
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
This modification is being put in place to allow time for ongoing Representations made against the ICB's current Procurement Exercise to be concluded, and for mobilisation of any new service.
The service to be delivered through the course of this modification does not differ to the existing service currently in place.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
End date
31 March 2026
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£8,317,255
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
HERTS URGENT CARE (HUC) LIMITED
Ascots Lane
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 4HL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Mutuals Public Register
30301R
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The service is being modified to extend the duration this service will be delivered for. This service will now run until 31 March 2026, to allow the new Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) service to be mobilised following representations made to the contracting authority on the award of the IUC service.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
This contract is being modified under the PSR Urgent Modification Route to extend the duration of the contract to ensure service continuity is maintained whilst the contracting authority seek to resolve ongoing representations made against the procurement of its Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) service, and to allow for mobilisation of any new service.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £104,393,826
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £112,711,081