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title: "East of England Region Home Oxygen Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04079d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
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# East of England Region Home Oxygen Service

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04079d

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## Summary

The East of England Region Home Oxygen Service procurement process was initiated by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board. This tender opportunity falls under the services main procurement category and involves the provision of a Home Oxygen Service across the East of England Region. The procurement stage is currently active, with a contract value of £67,388,185 and a closing date for responses set for 6th November 2023.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for service providers in the oxygen-therapy services industry. Companies well-equipped to handle the components of the Home Oxygen Service, such as responding to Home Oxygen Order Forms, risk assessments, and equipment installations, would be well-suited to compete. The contract term offers potential for extension by a further 36 months, providing long-term growth prospects for successful bidders.

## Notice

This contract award notice relates to a Home Oxygen Service. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the host commissioner on behalf of the five commissioning partner organisations across the East of England region. Hereafter all references to the Authority incorporates these organisations: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB, NHS Mid and South Essex ICB, NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB, NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB, and NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB. The Authority invited suitably qualified service providers to submit tenders for the provision of a Home Oxygen Service across the East of England Region.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Home Oxygen Service will comprise of the following components: (a) Responding to Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs) for the Installation and Supply of Equipment, including identifying and providing the agreed equipment, facilities and services required to meet all the requirements set out in the contract and the Home Oxygen Service Specification. (b) The ongoing risk assessments and servicing of equipment. (c) The removal of Equipment for deducted patients E.g., upon request from a clinician (i.e., Relocation, safety incidents or deceased patients). (d) Proactively checking for deceased patients and remove from the billing reports. (e) Routinely recording electricity usage during risk assessment / servicing visits. Identifying and processing the re-imbursement of electricity costs. (f) Providing business management information as set out within the Contract. (g) Installation of equipment and the provision of consumables related to home oxygen supply to service users. (h) Provision of a portal which complies with the minimum requirements set out within the Portal Service Specification contained within the tender documents. (i) The service will be delivered 7 days a week to support patients being discharged from hospital during weekends and bank holidays and reduce the requirement for urgent 4-hour Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs).

Options: The contract term will be for an initial 84 months, with the option to extend by a further 36 months. You are advised that the PS90,073,009 value relates to the 10 years (7 years plus option to extend by a further 3 years). The maximum contract value for the 7 year contract is PS61,519,271. The above figures are inclusive of annual population growth, inflation, efficiency and convergence.

Renewal: Service reviews will be undertaken regularly, in order to determine any relevant renewal. The contract term will be for an initial 84 months, with the option to extend by a further 36 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007790-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £67,388,185 |
| Lots value | £67,388,185 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £90,073,009 |

## 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 | NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST 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 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## Supplier

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

## 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
- 44611200 - Breathing apparatus
- 44612100 - Gas cylinders
- 85111700 - Oxygen-therapy services
- 85141210 - Home medical treatment services

## Release History

- 12 Mar 2024 at 09:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007790-2024
- 3 Oct 2023 at 16:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029169-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://attain.bravosolution.co.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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