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title: "The Integrated Gynaecology Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042a14"
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published: "2024-02-01"
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# The Integrated Gynaecology Service

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042a14

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## Summary

The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has completed the procurement process for "The Integrated Gynaecology Service" in the health services industry. The contract was awarded to The Gynaecology Partnership Ltd. The contract is valued at £1,900,284 and is expected to run from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This contract for The Integrated Gynaecology Service presents an opportunity for businesses in the health services sector, particularly those with expertise in gynaecology services. The awarding authority, Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, is seeking to ensure continuity and quality of healthcare provision in south and west Hertfordshire. The contract aims to support the delivery of community gynaecology clinics and maintain collaborative partnerships with local NHS trusts. Businesses with experience in healthcare delivery and a commitment to patient care would be well-suited to compete for future opportunities in this field.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). On 29th December 2023, the Authority published a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (Reference 2023/S 000-038008) to inform the market of its intention to award the contract. The Authority applied a voluntary 10-day standstill period prior to conclusion of the contract. The contract award is made to The Gynaecology Partnership Ltd for the provision of The Integrated Gynaecology Service The proposed new contract is intended to start on 1st April 2024 and end on 31st March 2025. The expected value of this contract is PS1,900,284. The value expressed in this notice is the expected value of the 1-year period. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider. The Gynaecology Partnership Ltd has been providing this service since 2019 and is due to expire on 31st March 2024. The total cumulative value of the contract since it started from 2019 - 2024 is PS9,204,658 (excluding VAT and excluding the value of this new contract).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Contract Award Notice to communicate a contract award made by the Contracting Authority; Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") in compliance with their local standing financial instructions (SFIs). On 29th December 2023, the Authority published a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) (Reference 2023/S 000-038008) to inform the market of its intention to award the contract. The Authority applied a voluntary 10-day standstill period prior to conclusion of the contract. The contract award is made to. The contract award is made to The Gynaecology Partnership Ltd for the provision of The Integrated Gynaecology Service The proposed new contract is intended to start on 1st April 2024 and end on 31st March 2025. The expected value of this contract is PS1,900,284. The value expressed in this notice is the expected value of the 1-year period. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider. The Gynaecology Partnership Ltd has been providing this service since 2019 and is due to expire on 31st March 2024. The total cumulative value of the contract since it started from 2019 - 2024 is PS9,204,658 (excluding VAT and excluding the value of this new contract). The Five Year Forward View set out an ambition to deliver more healthcare out of acute hospitals and closer to home, with the aim of providing better care for patients, reducing the number of unplanned bed days in hospital, and reducing net costs. To achieve this objective, the organisation previously known as NHS Herts Valleys CCG (HVCCG) commissioned a range of community services from the independent sector and NHS providers. The contract between HVCCG and the Gynaecology Partnership Ltd was entered into from 1 April 2018 following a Multi-Provider Pathway Collaborative (MPPC) due diligence process. The community gynaecology service has successfully delivered gynaecology clinics across all four localities in south and west Hertfordshire. The contract is due to expire 31 March 2024. The Gynaecology Partnership Ltd has subcontracts with West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (WHTHT), Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The service operates between primary care, community, and secondary care services to provide specialist assessment, treatment, non-complex procedures, and direct listing of appropriate onward referrals to secondary care. The service excludes 2-week cancer referrals, inpatient elective, and non-elective care. The service has offered training sessions within community clinics for gynaecology registrars at WHTHT which is currently being built into registrar rotas and this ongoing arrangement is included within the revised service specification to support future gynaecology workforce training and development. This service also supports the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme which incorporates the High Volume Low Complexity programme of which Gynaecology is one of the six surgical specialties. The GIRFT HVLC programme is a key element of the wider NHS Elective Recovery programme to adopt best practice, ensure equity of access and ensure continuous improvement. As well as the current service achieving good outcomes, timely appointments and treatment for patients and is highly commended by the GIRFT (Getting it Right First Time) Gynaecology leads in the East of England regional improvement team as showing positive impacts on the main local trust in SHW place. The service is integrated with local trusts to enable direct listing and thus it is believed that they are best placed to continue to provide the service. The current contract for this service is currently due to end 31 March 2024.

### Procurement Information

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) was incorporated on 1st July 2022 and includes the three previous clinical commissioning groups. Since the HWE ICB was incorporated, we have been working to review services across each 'place' to ensure that there is equity of access for our patients across the broader ICB area. The provider is an incumbent provider in HWE ICB in south and west Herts (SWH) place since 2018 and delivers a good quality, timely service to south and west Herts patients and is integrally linked with all existing trusts in the SWH area. The contract extension will enable continuity of service with the community and local trusts working together in a collaborative way following the pathways which have been agreed by all local trust gynaecology clinical leads in SWH place. Furthermore, the extension will enable time for an ICB wide review of Gynaecology services to explore the potential for further efficiencies and the potential to expand the community model to other ICB place areas.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003417-2024 |
| 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 | 1 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Dec 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 | £1,900,284 |

## 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 |
| 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 | THE GYNAECOLOGY PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2024 at 16:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003417-2024
- 29 Dec 2023 at 13:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038008-2023

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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