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title: "East of England Region Home Oxygen Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b92d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-06-06"
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# East of England Region Home Oxygen Service

Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b92d

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## Summary

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has recently awarded a contract for the provision of Home Oxygen Services across the East of England Region. The procurement process was completed, with NHS HWE ICB acting as the lead commissioner for the region. The service includes installation, maintenance, equipment supply, and electricity cost reimbursement, with a focus on 7-day delivery to support patient discharge from hospitals. The contract value was advertised at £85 million GBP, and the initial proposed contract period was 7 years with an option for a 36-month extension.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for providers of oxygen-therapy services and home medical treatment services. Companies capable of supplying equipment, managing installations, and servicing medical devices would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The procurement method was an open procedure, providing a transparent and fair opportunity for businesses to participate and contribute to healthcare service delivery in the East of England Region.

## Notice

The purpose of this notice is to confirm the outcome of the procurement process for the provision of Home Oxygen Services across the East of England Region. This notice is being published by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) as the lead commissioner on behalf of the other Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) within the East of England Region. The previous process and notice was published by NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as the lead CCG on behalf of the other CCGs within the East of England Region prior to the ICBs being established on 1st July 2022. The contract opportunity notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 7th June 2021, reference: 2021/S 000-012732. The advertised East of England Home Oxygen service comprised the following key elements: - Responding to requests for the Installation and Supply of Equipment, including identifying and providing the agreed equipment, facilities and services required to perform the contract - The ongoing maintenance and servicing of equipment - Identifying and processing the re-imbursement of electricity costs - Providing business management information as set out within the Contract - Installation of equipment and the provision of consumables related to home oxygen supply to service users - Provision of a portal which complies with the minimum requirements set out within the Portal Specification contained within the tender documents. - The service will be delivered 7 days a week to support the expected increase in patients being discharged from hospital during weekends and bank holidays and reduce the requirement for urgent 4-hour Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of this notice is to confirm the outcome of the procurement process for the provision of Home Oxygen Services across the East of England Region. This notice is being published by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) as the lead commissioner on behalf of the other Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) within the East of England Region. The previous process and notice was published by NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) as the lead CCG on behalf of the other CCGs within the East of England Region prior to the ICBs being established on 1st July 2022. The contract opportunity notice was published on the Find a Tender Service on 7th June 2021, reference: 2021/S 000-012732. The advertised East of England Home Oxygen service comprised the following key elements: - Responding to requests for the Installation and Supply of Equipment, including identifying and providing the agreed equipment, facilities and services required to perform the contract - The ongoing maintenance and servicing of equipment - Identifying and processing the re-imbursement of electricity costs - Providing business management information as set out within the Contract - Installation of equipment and the provision of consumables related to home oxygen supply to service users - Provision of a portal which complies with the minimum requirements set out within the Portal Specification contained within the tender documents. - The service will be delivered 7 days a week to support the expected increase in patients being discharged from hospital during weekends and bank holidays and reduce the requirement for urgent 4-hour Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs). The procurement process has concluded, with no contract award being made to any bidder.

Options: The initial proposed contract period was for 7 years with the option to extend for an additional 36 months.

Renewal: The contract may be extended for a further 36 months subject to agreement by all parties (extension period 1st April 2029 - 31st March 2032).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016054-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £85,000,000 |
| Lots value | £85,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | NHS BASILDON AND BRENTWOOD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS BEDFORD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS CASTLE POINT AND ROCHFORD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS EAST AND NORTH HERTS CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS HERTS VALLEY CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS IPSWICH AND SUFFOLK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS LUTON CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS MID ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY CCG; NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS NORTH EAST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS SOUTHEND CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS THURROCK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS WEST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NHS WEST SUFFOLK CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | EPPING |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM16 6TN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 24 - Chemical products
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 24111500 - Medical gases
- 24111900 - Oxygen
- 33157000 - Gas-therapy and respiratory devices
- 33157110 - Oxygen mask
- 33157200 - Oxygen kits
- 33157400 - Medical breathing devices
- 33157810 - Oxygen therapy unit
- 42996600 - Oxygenation equipment
- 44611100 - Air cylinders
- 44611110 - Compressed-air cylinders
- 44611200 - Breathing apparatus
- 44612100 - Gas cylinders
- 85111700 - Oxygen-therapy services
- 85141210 - Home medical treatment services

## Release History

- 6 Jun 2023 at 16:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016054-2023
- 7 Jun 2021 at 21:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012732-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.attain.bravosolution.co.uk
- http://www.basildonandbrentwoodccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.blmkccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.cambridgeshireandpeterboroughccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.castlepointandrochfordccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.hertsvalleyccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.ipswichandsuffolkccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.midessexccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.neessexccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.norfolkandwaveneyccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.southendccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.thurrockccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.westessexccg.nhs.uk
- http://www.westsuffolkccg.nhs.uk
- https://bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk
- https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/
- https://midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk
- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.cpics.org.uk/

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