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title: "Direct Access X-Ray Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042a28"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-02-01"
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# Direct Access X-Ray Service

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042a28

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## Summary

The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board, as the Contracting Authority, has completed the award process for the procurement of Direct Access X-Ray services. This contract, with Alliance Medical Limited, has an annual value of £282,463 and is set to start on 1st April 2024, extending until 31st March 2025 with an option for a further 12-month extension. The total cumulative value of the existing contract is £1,098,430. The main procurement category is services related to health, and this procurement falls under the 'Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition' method.

This awarded tender for Direct Access X-Ray services by the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board provides business opportunities for companies involved in health services. Businesses capable of providing high-quality x-ray services within the healthcare industry would be well-suited to compete. The contract aims to enhance service provision alignment across the Integrated Care Board, informing future service strategies while ensuring patient care continuity.

## 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 000-038036) 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 Alliance Medical Limited for the provision of Direct Access X-Ray services. The proposed new contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will end on 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 12 months to 31st March 2026. The annual value of the contract is PS282,463. The value reflected in this notice is the maximum value should the extension period be utilised. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider. The contract has been in place since 11th June 2018 and has a total cumulative value of PS1,098,430 (excluding VAT and exclusive of the value of the new proposed contract). This short-term contract will allow the HWE ICB to undertake a robust review of the services with a view of alignment across the ICB to inform future service provision.

### 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 000-038036) 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 Alliance Medical Limited for the provision of Direct Access X-Ray services. The proposed new contract will start on 1st April 2024 and will end on 31st March 2025 with the option to extend for a further 12 months to 31st March 2026. The annual value of the contract is PS282,463. The value reflected in this notice is the maximum value should the extension period be utilised. Please note that these are expected values and may be amended post contract finalisation with the provider. The contract has been in place since 11th June 2018 and has a total cumulative value of PS1,098,430 (excluding VAT and exclusive of the value of the new proposed contract). This short-term contract will allow the HWE ICB to undertake a robust review of the services with a view of alignment across the ICB to inform future service provision. Provision of GP referred x-ray services. Service is available from 09:00-18:00, seven days a week. GP's can refer patients for x-ray on long term issues. The x-rays are reviewed and the report will be returned for the GP to manage the patient or support onward referral to a specialist unit. The x-ray service works in conjunction with the Minor Injuries Services, providing x-rays, review and reports for their patients also.

Options: Option to extend for a further 12 months to 31st March 2026.

### Procurement Information

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) was incorporated on 1st July 2022 and replaced the three clinical commissioning groups which were operating across the HWE area. Since the incorporation of the HWE ICB, there has been a significant level of work to understand services available within each 'place' and how they should be provided across the broader system to ensure equity of services for patients. This new short-term contract will enable the HWE ICB work to understand how best to align these services across the ICB which will inform future commissioning intentions for this service which ensuring continuity of care for our patients. To procure services at this stage may risk implementing a service which doesn't adequately meet health needs of patients and may not deliver the best value for money service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003385-2024 |
| 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 | 8 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 | £564,926 |

## 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 | ALLIANCE MEDICAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2024 at 14:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003385-2024
- 29 Dec 2023 at 16:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038036-2023

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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