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title: "Integrated Urgent Assessment and Treatment Centre"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d420"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-12-22"
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# Integrated Urgent Assessment and Treatment Centre

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d420

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## Summary

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) has awarded a contract to Stellar Healthcare Ltd for an Integrated Urgent Assessment and Treatment Centre, following a lead provider model approach. The contract is worth a maximum of £16.8m over a 7-year period, aimed at improving urgent and emergency care services for the population of Hertfordshire and West Essex. This procurement process aligns with the 2022 Health & Social Care Act, focusing on provider collaboratives to enhance service quality and efficiency.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector to engage in collaborative healthcare delivery models. Companies with experience in multi-disciplinary integrated care service and a commitment to achieving system-wide health outcomes are well-suited to compete. The contracting authority, NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, emphasises the creation of a sustainable and efficient service through collaboration, providing a platform for businesses to contribute to better patient care and healthcare system sustainability.

## Notice

This purpose of this notice is to inform the market of a contract awarded to Stellar Healthcare Ltd commissioned by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) following the successful conclusion of a due diligence lead provider process for an all age Integrated Urgent Assessment and Treatment Centre for the population of Hertfordshire and West Essex. The contract approach is a lead provider model (provider collaborative). HWE ICB sought to identify a capable lead provider in order to commission a collaborative approach for the delivery of an all age Integrated Urgent Assessment and Treatment Centre, that supports the vision and aims of the national and local access delivery plans for urgent and emergency care and primary care. This approach aligns with the 2022 Health & Social Care Act which set out the requirement for systems to create 'Provider Collaboratives'. The aim of these Provider Collaboratives is to bring together public providers of NHS services (incl. primary medical care and acute trusts) to work together at scale for the benefit of populations. Delivering the service through a Provider Collaborative will enable the ICB to better manage rising demand, increase the quality of service delivered to patients, and improve efficiencies creating better sustainability. The maximum contract duration for this service is 7 years (5 years initial plus 2-year extension provision). The maximum aggregate contract value for this service is PS16.8m (exclusive of VAT): - (maximum of PS12.0m initial 5-year period from 1st November 2023 to 31st October 2028) + (maximum of PS4.8m 2-year extension provision from 1st November 2028 to 31st October 2030). The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in the Contracts Finder in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This purpose of this notice is to inform the market of a contract awarded to Stellar Healthcare Ltd commissioned by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) following the successful conclusion of a due diligence lead provider process for an all age Integrated Urgent Assessment and Treatment Centre for the population of Hertfordshire and West Essex. The contract approach is a lead provider model (provider collaborative). HWE ICB sought to identify a capable lead provider in order to commission a collaborative approach for the delivery of an all age Integrated Urgent Assessment and Treatment Centre, that supports the vision and aims of the national and local access delivery plans for urgent and emergency care and primary care. This approach aligns with the 2022 Health & Social Care Act which set out the requirement for systems to create 'Provider Collaboratives'. The aim of these Provider Collaboratives is to bring together public providers of NHS services (incl. primary medical care and acute trusts) to work together at scale for the benefit of populations. Delivering the service through a Provider Collaborative will enable the ICB to better manage rising demand, increase the quality of service delivered to patients, and improve efficiencies creating better sustainability. The maximum contract duration for this service is 7 years (5 years initial plus 2-year extension provision). The maximum aggregate contract value for this service is PS16.8m (exclusive of VAT): - (maximum of PS12.0m initial 5-year period from 1st November 2023 to 31st October 2028) + (maximum of PS4.8m 2-year extension provision from 1st November 2028 to 31st October 2030). The Authority is publishing this Contract Award Notice in the Contracts Finder in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037848-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Award date | 1 Nov 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 | £16,800,000 |

## 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, TLH35 West Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STELLAR HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Dec 2023 at 13:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037848-2023
- 6 Jun 2023 at 15:31 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016045-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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