Notice Information
Notice Title
Direct Access X-Ray Service
Notice Description
This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). On 29th December 2023, the Authority published a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (Reference 2023/S 000-038036) to inform the market of its intention to award the contract. The Authority applied a voluntary 10-day standstill period prior to conclusion of the contract. The contract award is made to Alliance Medical Limited for the provision of Direct Access X-Ray services. The proposed new contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will end on 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 12 months to 31st March 2026. The annual value of the contract is PS282,463. The value reflected in this notice is the maximum value should the extension period be utilised. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider. The contract has been in place since 11th June 2018 and has a total cumulative value of PS1,098,430 (excluding VAT and exclusive of the value of the new proposed contract). This short-term contract will allow the HWE ICB to undertake a robust review of the services with a view of alignment across the ICB to inform future service provision.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). On 29th December 2023, the Authority published a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (Reference 2023/S 000-038036) to inform the market of its intention to award the contract. The Authority applied a voluntary 10-day standstill period prior to conclusion of the contract. The contract award is made to Alliance Medical Limited for the provision of Direct Access X-Ray services. The proposed new contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will end on 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 12 months to 31st March 2026. The annual value of the contract is PS282,463. The value reflected in this notice is the maximum value should the extension period be utilised. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider. The contract has been in place since 11th June 2018 and has a total cumulative value of PS1,098,430 (excluding VAT and exclusive of the value of the new proposed contract). This short-term contract will allow the HWE ICB to undertake a robust review of the services with a view of alignment across the ICB to inform future service provision. Provision of GP referred x-ray services. Service is available from 09:00-18:00, seven days a week. GP's can refer patients for x-ray on long term issues. The x-rays are reviewed and the report will be returned for the GP to manage the patient or support onward referral to a specialist unit. The x-ray service works in conjunction with the Minor Injuries Services, providing x-rays, review and reports for their patients also.
Options: Option to extend for a further 12 months to 31st March 2026.
Procurement Information
The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) was incorporated on 1st July 2022 and replaced the three clinical commissioning groups which were operating across the HWE area. Since the incorporation of the HWE ICB, there has been a significant level of work to understand services available within each 'place' and how they should be provided across the broader system to ensure equity of services for patients. This new short-term contract will enable the HWE ICB work to understand how best to align these services across the ICB which will inform future commissioning intentions for this service which ensuring continuity of care for our patients. To procure services at this stage may risk implementing a service which doesn't adequately meet health needs of patients and may not deliver the best value for money service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042a28
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003385-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award 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
- £564,926 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Feb 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Dec 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Contact Name
- NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
- Contact Email
- bilal.tabasum@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
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Electoral Ward
- Handside
- Westminster Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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