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title: "Independent Sector Elective Care Services for NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Contract Award Notice"
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# Independent Sector Elective Care Services for NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Contract Award Notice

Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e69a7ab3-359c-44be-a4ef-67de7fe693c9

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## Summary

NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU has recently awarded a contract titled "Independent Sector Elective Care Services for NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire" to Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital, valued at approximately £3,445,602. This award falls within the healthcare industry and aims to provide additional capacity for elective care services in the West Midlands region, facilitating the recovery of routine services post-covid-19. The contract commenced on 1st October 2021 and runs until 31st March 2023, following a procurement process classified as a follow-on contract due to the established link with current pathways. Notably, the tender process concluded on 30th September 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in healthcare services, particularly those capable of supporting NHS recovery efforts. Companies that provide elective care services or have experience in acute and outpatient services would be well-suited to compete in future procurement processes, especially within similar healthcare frameworks. The need for enhanced local capacity highlights the potential for healthcare providers, including larger organisations that can adapt to the evolving needs of the NHS, to expand their service offerings in this critical sector.

## Notice

NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group sought Independent Sector Providers to provide extra capacity for the local recovery of routine elective care services post covid-19. A contract was awarded to Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital by NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group to provide NHS patients in the Clinical Commissioning Group's locality with a clinically safe and effective routine elective outpatient, day case and in-patient service that is responsive to their needs. The UK Government's policy in response to covid-19 initially gave rise to a situations of extreme urgency brought about by unforeseeable events. Following this, it became vital for NHS organisations to build in extra capacity locally for the recovery of the routine elective care services (and the wider healthcare system) post covid-19. The award of this contract is a follow-on contract from previous arrangements, and so the necessary linkage with current pathways is already established locally to ensure minimum disruption to the patient whilst urgent catch-back on resources and capacity is established. The contract duration for this directly awarded contract was subject to detailed discussions by the contracting authority and it was agreed that a period of 18 months (from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2023) would be advisable to facilitate system stabilisation on a number of levels. This would allow the new structure of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Integrated Care System time to settle in; time for resources to be optimized post covid-19; and time to consider future potential procurement options within redesigned care pathways. The estimated value for this period of time is circa PS3,445,602.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b504e540-ba8b-4cdc-9347-aac761723914 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - The award of this contract is a follow-on contract from previous arrangements, and so the necessary linkage with current pathways is already established locally to ensure minimum disruption to the patient whilst urgent catch-back on resources and capacity |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Jan 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,445,602 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,445,602 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU |
| Locality | STOKE ON TRENT |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 4LX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Fenton West & Mount Pleasant |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NUFFIELD HEALTH HEREFORD HOSPITAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 31 Jan 2022 at 16:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b504e540-ba8b-4cdc-9347-aac761723914

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b504e540-ba8b-4cdc-9347-aac761723914
  31st January 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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