Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Primary Care Medical Services from Spring House Medical Centre
Notice 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 PS8,674,545 (exclusive of VAT): - (PS5,022,105 initial 5.5 year period from 1st October 2023 to 31st March 2029) + (PS3,652,440 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).
Lot Information
Lot 1
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 PS8,674,545 (exclusive of VAT): - (PS5,022,105 initial 5.5 year period from 1st October 2023 to 31st March 2029) + (PS3,652,440 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).
Options: 4-year extension provision
Renewal: Initial contract is for a 5.5-year period (to 31.03.29) with the option to extend for a further 4-year period (to 30.03.33) pending agreement by both parties.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03c7f8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031154-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85120000 - Medical practice and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,674,545 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £8,674,545 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £8,674,545 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Oct 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jun 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Sep 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2023 - 31 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Rod Skinner
- Contact Email
- rod.skinner@attain.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WELWYN GARDEN CITY
- Postcode
- AL8 6JL
- Post Town
- St Albans
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH35 West Essex
-
- Local Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Electoral Ward
- Handside
- Westminster Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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