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Provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Special Allocation Scheme in Hertfordshire and West Essex

NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

26 Feb 2024 at 08:59

Planning

08 Aug 2023 at 08:55

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of Primary Care Medical Services for the Special Allocation Scheme. The contract covers the areas of East and North Hertfordshire, West Essex, and South and West Essex, with an annual value of £32,500 per patient. The contract is for 3 years initially, with the possibility of a 2-year extension. The procurement method used was a limited tender, with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on 17th October 2023, and the service is located in Hertfordshire and West Essex within the health services industry category.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses to provide GP led primary medical care services for patients registered on the Special Allocation Scheme. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with experience in delivering healthcare services, especially in dealing with patients exhibiting violent or aggressive behaviour. The procurement stage is at the award phase, with the contract already active. The locations for service delivery are in Hertfordshire and West Essex, and the primary procurement category is services related to health. The contract was awarded to a supplier whose name was not disclosed, indicating potential for future tender opportunities within the healthcare sector.

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Notice Title

Provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Special Allocation Scheme in Hertfordshire and West Essex

Notice Description

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) are continuing with the 3 existing contracts to provide Special Allocation Scheme Service in the following areas.<br/><br/>Please Note: Due to the nature of the Special Allocation Scheme Service and the potential risks in relation to staff and patient safety the Commissioner cannot disclose the contract holders names and addresses.<br/><br/>1. East and North Hertfordshire<br/><br/>Awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Annual Contract Value of PS32,500 (PS1083 pp).Cap of 30 patients - additional payment for patients over this at a rate of 90% of pp cost.<br/><br/>2. West Essex<br/><br/>Awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Annual Contract Value of PS32,500 (PS1083 pp). Cap of 30patients - additional payment for patients over this at a rate of 90% of pp cost.<br/><br/>3. South and West Essex<br/><br/>Awarded for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. Annual Contract Value of PS32,500 (PS1083 pp).Cap of 30 patients - additional payment for patients over this at a rate of 90% of pp cost.

Lot Information

Lot 1

GP led primary medical care services to patients registered on the Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) who have been removed from general practice due to exhibiting violent or aggressive behaviour.

The service(s) shall also provide support for rehabilitation of Registered Patients in order to address the underlying causes of violent or aggressive behaviour and encourage and support facilitation of return to general practice. Additional information: The Service to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the" Regulations") as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc)(EU Exit) Regulations 2020, (the" Regulations") and the Procurement ,Patient Choice and Competition Regulations (2) 2013.

As such, the Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, or those applicable to Schedule 3 Service.

Procurement Information

The current contracts for Special Allocation Scheme Service in East and North Hertfordshire, West Essex, South and West Essex are due to expire on 31 March 2024.<br/><br/>Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB therefore published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to the open market on 8 August 2023 and invited all interested parties to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire. The notice also stated that should only one provider register an interest and meet the requirements, the ICB reserve the right to award to that provider without further publication following due diligence checks.<br/><br/>Following the conclusion of the market assessment questionnaire and publication of a Prior Information Notice the Commissioner only received expressions of interest from providers who are currently delivering the service.<br/><br/>The ICB has therefore concluded that Regulation 32 of the The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 is applicable to this situation and wish to continue with the 3 contracts with the 3 existing providers.<br/><br/>Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication<br/><br/>32.--(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.<br/>(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:--<br/>(a)where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests;

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03edc1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006047-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£487,500 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Oct 2023Expired
Award Date
16 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Claire Pickard
Contact Email
hweicbenh.communications@nhs.net
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
TLH East (England)

Local Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Electoral Ward
Handside
Westminster Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SUPPLIER NAMES UNABLE TO BE DISCLOSED

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