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title: "Adult Community Health Services-WE & ENH 25/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e7e9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-03-10"
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# Adult Community Health Services-WE & ENH 25/27

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e7e9

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## Summary

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded the contract for Adult Community Health Services in West Essex and East & North Hertfordshire to Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT). This procurement process follows a direct award process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with the contract award confirmed on 24 February 2025. The services are set to be provided from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, with an optional one-year extension. The maximum annual value of the contract is £43,000,000, which may be extended to £86,000,000 for the two-year period if the extension is utilised. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board is headquartered at Charter House Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, UKH23.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health services industry to engage and potentially collaborate with the established provider, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. With a substantial contract value of up to £86,000,000, businesses specialising in health service delivery, support, and innovation can find opportunities to expand operations and form strategic partnerships. Companies with expertise in adult community health services, technology integration, and patient care management will be particularly well-suited to benefit from the ancillary needs and collaborative potential of this significant contract in the West Essex and East & North Hertfordshire regions.

## Notice

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process C to its incumbent supplier, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT), to continue to deliver Adult Community Health Services within West Essex and East & North Hertfordshire.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process C to its incumbent supplier, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, to continue to deliver Adult Community Services within West Essex and Hertfordshire.
The contract which will commence on 1st April 2025 and will end on 31st March 2026, with the ability to extend for a further year. The full value of the contract should it be extended will be PS86,000,000
Services to be provided are likely to include:
Bladder & Bowel
Diabetes
Cancer Information
Care-Co-ordination Centre
Cardiac Rehab
Championing the Right Care
Community Heart Failure
Early Supported Discharge
Independent Living Centre
Falls Car
MSK
Integrated Nursing Team
Intermediate Care Beds
Patient Appliances
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Bookings
Podiatry
Podiatric Surgery
Prostrate
Progressive Neurological Diseases
Speech & Language Therapy
Respiratory & PR
Wheelchair Service & Special Seating
Virtual Ward. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 7th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'

Any formal written representations should be sent to: hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net

The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C was approved by the ICB's Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee on the 31st January 2025 and there were no recorded or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision declared at this meeting.

The contract has been in place with the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust since April 2016 with a cumulative contract value to 31st March 2025 of PS310,000,000

The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows:

* Quality and Innovation - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering.
* Value - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering value to the Health & Care Partnership integrated care system. 
* Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration delivered as a requirement of the specification or alternative elements linked to the delivery. 
* Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and contract.
* Social Value - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering in line with the HWE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health.
* Conflict of Interest - no conflict of interests were noted.

Options: Option to extend for 1 year

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 7th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008617-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £86,000,000 |

## 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 |
| 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 | ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2025 at 17:44 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008617-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 11:26 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008486-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 11:24 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008485-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 11:22 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008483-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 11:20 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008482-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 11:19 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008481-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 11:18 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008480-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 11:16 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008478-2025
- 25 Feb 2025 at 17:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007208-2025

## Notice URLs

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

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