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title: "West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (WHTH) and Herts & West Essex ICB (HWE ICB)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-049d91"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-09-25"
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# West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (WHTH) and Herts & West Essex ICB (HWE ICB)

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049d91

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## Summary

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) has awarded a contract for acute services, including urgent and emergency services, to West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The procurement process, which falls under the health services category, covers the region UKH23, including Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. This award, completed without prior publication of a call for competition, was finalised on 23 August 2024 and has a contract value of £422,017,954. The procurement method utilised was a limited procedure due to the unique capability of the existing provider, making them the sole viable option.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, especially for large healthcare providers capable of offering specialised urgent and emergency services under stringent conditions. Businesses with expertise in delivering integrated healthcare solutions and those capable of handling emergency inpatient services and 999 ambulance services would find this contract particularly beneficial. With a focus on established and essential services that require interdependence across specialties, it is ideal for large healthcare organisations looking to expand their footprint in the UK's health services sector.

## Notice

All Acute services Including urgent and emergency service and associated emergency inpatient services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

All Acute services including Accident and Emergency. West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust is an existing provider for the service(s) and is the only capable provider

### Procurement Information

Although there are alternative providers in the market, these are not considered to be realistic alternatives for HWE ICB's specific requirements, therefore direct award process A is used to award a contract.
Such services include, but are not limited to:
- Type 1 and 2 urgent and emergency services and associated emergency inpatient services.
- 999 emergency ambulance services.
- NHS urgent mental health crisis services.
- services established as a commissioner requested services (CRS).
- services provided by NHS trusts designated as 'essential services' in their NHS Standard Contract.
- a service that is interdependent with, and cannot realistically be provided separately from, another service which only that provider can realistically provide (e.g., because of a need for cross-specialty or cross-service working)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030578-2024 |
| 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 | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £422,017,954 |

## 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 | WEST HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2024 at 10:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030578-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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