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title: "Hospice at Home End of Life Services Provision in Hertfordshire and West Essex"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2023-09-08"
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# Hospice at Home End of Life Services Provision in Hertfordshire and West Essex

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b2f4

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## Summary

The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board completed the award process for the 'Hospice at Home End of Life Services Provision in Hertfordshire and West Essex'. The contracting authority, NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, awarded the contract to the incumbent provider, Marie Curie. The procurement falls under the health services category and uses a limited procurement method without prior publication. The contract value is £302,478. The contract started on 1st April 2023 and will end on 31st March 2024, with an option to extend until 31st March 2025

This tender for 'Hospice at Home' services in Hertfordshire and West Essex offers opportunities for businesses in the health services industry, specifically those experienced in providing palliative and end of life care. The contracting authority, the HWE ICB, aims to ensure effective and efficient service delivery by partnering with expert providers such as Marie Curie. Businesses interested in flexible care solutions that meet high-quality standards could find this tender suitable for expansion and partnership opportunities.

## Notice

This contract award notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) published on 15th March 2023 which was intended to provide notice of the Contracting Authority's intention to award a contract for 'Hospice at Home' End of Life services to its incumbent provider, Marie Curie, to continue to provide services within the Hertfordshire area. The reference number for the VEAT is 2023/S 000-007494. This notice is intended to provide confirmation of conclusion of the contract award for the services set out within the published VEAT Notice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract award notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) published on 15th March 2023 which was intended to provide notice of the Contracting Authority's intention to award a contract for 'Hospice at Home' End of Life services to its incumbent provider, Marie Curie, to continue to provide services within the Hertfordshire area. The reference number for the VEAT is 2023/S 000-007494. This notice is intended to provide confirmation of conclusion of the contract award for the services set out within the published VEAT Notice. The service will provide holistic palliative and end of life care which will include crisis and planned response, specialist holistic assessment, symptom control, emotional support and practical "hands on" nursing and social care which includes respite for carer's based upon priorities. The Hospice at Home service is one element working in partnership with colleagues and other organisations to ensure that wherever possible the services on offer meet the needs of service users effectively and flexibly and represent effective and efficient use of available resources. All service users will be cared for on an integrated End of Life Care pathway which includes Advance Care Planning, Preferred Priorities of Care. The new contract proposed will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The new contract will start on 1st April 2023 and will end on 31st March 2024 with the option to extend from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. The contract has been in place since 2013, the total cumulative value of this service since it began is PS1,838,066.00 (not including the value of this contract). The value of this contract without extension is PS151,239, increasing to PS302,478 if extended by a further 12 months. The figure reflected in this notice is the total contract value including the option to extend by a further 12 months. This value has decreased slightly from the value published within the VEAT which was PS154,153 for 1-year, increasing to PS308,306 including the option. However, this is not of material difference and the scope of the services continues to be as described.

Options: Option to extend for a further 12 month period.

### Procurement Information

The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) became a legal entity on 1st July 2022, replacing the previous Hertfordshire and West Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups. The organisation is in its early stages and is forming its commissioning and procurement strategies. It is the intention of the HWE ICB to undertake a full commissioning review of its hospice services across the area. To procure services at this stage would risk destabilisation and misalignment to the wider strategy. This short-term extension will allow the HWE ICB time to ensure that a robust strategic review is undertaken which will inform the longer-term decision on how these services will be delivered in future for the benefit of our patients.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026678-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £610,784 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6JL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Electoral ward | Handside |
| Westminster constituency | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MARIE CURIE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2023 at 14:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026678-2023
- 15 Mar 2023 at 10:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007494-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk

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