Notice Information
Notice Title
Herts Urgent Care
Notice Description
The existing provider has fully satisfied the original contract and is expected to deliver the proposed contract to a sufficient standard (100%).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Notice of Intent to Award Contract Direct Award Process C
The Trust intends to extend the contract to an existing provider to continue to provide medical cover to support delivery of its UTC service at HHGH. This arrangement will help ensure the Trust meets service demands, performance targets, and provides care to the residents it serves
Medical cover by appropriately qualified and experienced General Practitioners from 08:00 hours to 23:00 hours, 7 days per week (including Bank Holidays) to the Urgent Treatment Centre situated in the Jubilee Wing, Hemel Hempstead Hospital in accordance with a rota agreed with the Purchaser.
Contract Value: PS3,022,993 (lifetime value)
Contract Duration: 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2029
Procurement Information
This notice confirms the intention to award a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply. The standstill period begins the day after publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be submitted to the decision makers by 13th April (midnight) at:<br/>Email: bailie.curtis@nhs.net and charlene.clark1@nhs.net
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0677fa
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029173-2026
- 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
- £3,022,993 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Mar 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Mar 20265 days 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
- WEST HERTFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WATFORD
- Postcode
- WD18 0HB
- Post Town
- Watford
- 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
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Watford
- Electoral Ward
- Vicarage
- Westminster Constituency
- Watford
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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