D3 Tenders | NHS HWE Domiciliary Care AQP

Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS HWE Domiciliary Care AQP - ICB Wide

Notice Description

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB intend to run a competitive process (with multi-provider award) under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) to establish an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract. This contract covers the provision of domiciliary home care for adults eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare and is applicable to local Providers with a CQC-registered service location within 3 miles of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not a call for competition. Applications are expected to open 17 November 2025 and service commencement from 1 April 2026. Timelines are indicative and may be subject to change.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB intend to run a competitive process (with multi-provider award) under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) to establish an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract. All providers that meet the pass/fail qualification criteria will be awarded a contract. Full details of the qualification criteria will be published with the Contract Notice.
There is no limit to the number of Providers that can join the Contract. All awarded providers will be added to the AQP list which will be the primary route for the ICB to commission CHC home care packages. Please note that it is a zero-value contract, so there is no guaranteed volume of activity or payment to providers. There is no minimum number of packages that the Provider can expect to receive through the Contract.

The contract will include both non-specialist and specialist domiciliary care services under defined Care Tiers. Providers will be able to select the Care Tiers and areas that they can deliver against. Providers are not required to deliver against all Care Tiers or in all areas.

Applications are expected to open 17 November 2025 and service commencement from 1 April 2026. All timelines remain indicative and subject to change.

Evalucom are managing the procurement process on behalf of the NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB Commissioning Authority. Additional information: The qualification criteria will include an assessment of regulatory compliance, financial stability and technical competency.

Full details of the qualification criteria will be published with the Contract Notice but providers intending to apply may wish to prepare for the following requirements of the financial evaluation:

1. Three most recent years of financial statements including profit and loss accounts and balance sheets

2. Registration as a supplier with the Supplier Registration Service (https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/) using the organisation's Dun and Bradstreet D-U-N-S number as the organisation's identifier.

Look up your organisation's D-U-N-S number at: https://www.dnb.co.uk/smb/duns/lookup.html
or if you do not already have one, request one at: https://www.dnb.co.uk/smb/duns/request-a-duns-number.html.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d74e
Publication Source: Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069820-2025
Current Stage: Planning
All Stages: Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type: Planning Notice
Procurement Type: Standard
Procurement Category: Services
Procurement Method: Not Specified
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Tender Suitability: Not specified
Awardee Scale: Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85141200 - Services provided by nurses

85141210 - Home medical treatment services

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value: Not specified
Lots Value: Not specified
Awards Value: Not specified
Contracts Value: Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date: 30 Oct 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline: Not specified
Future Notice Date: 17 Nov 20256 days to go
Award Date: Not specified
Contract Period: Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence: Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status: Planned
Lots Status: Planned
Awards Status: Not Specified
Contracts Status: Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name: Katie Ward
Contact Email: hwe.domcareaqp@evalucom.co.uk
Contact Phone: Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality: MARLOWES, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Postcode: HP1 1DN
Post Town: Hemel Hempstead
Country: England
Major Region (ITL 1): TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2): TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3): TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location: TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
Local Authority: Dacorum
Electoral Ward: Hemel Hempstead Town
Westminster Constituency: Hemel Hempstead

Further Information

Notice URLs

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