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title: "Vasectomy Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eeb9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-04-17"
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# Vasectomy Services

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eeb9

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## Summary

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for vasectomy services under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract, valued at £340,000 per annum, began on 1st April 2025 and will last until 31st March 2026, with an optional extension for another year until 31st March 2027, bringing the potential total contract value to £680,000. This service falls under the industry category of health services (CPV: 85100000) and is specifically designed to provide non-scalpel vasectomy procedures within the local community, ensuring accessibility for residents of Hertfordshire and West Essex (UKH23 region). The procurement was conducted through a direct award process C, with the formal contract award date being 17th April 2025, following a standstill period from 18th March 2025 to 28th March 2025.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those focused on community health and minor surgical procedures. Companies with expertise in delivering high-quality, cost-effective services that align with local healthcare needs will find this tender beneficial. The confirmed provider, Provide Wellbeing Ltd, illustrates the potential for continuity and expansion within existing healthcare frameworks. Businesses capable of adapting to dynamic service demands, driven by regional population changes, and offering innovative healthcare solutions, will be well-suited to compete in this sector. Payment will be based on service uptake, allowing for variations contingent upon local population needs. This procurement underscores the importance of community-centric health service delivery, fostering a collaborative environment for sustainable healthcare solutions.

## Notice

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. 
The contract award date is 17th April 2025, and the standstill period took place between 18th March 2025 and 28th March 2025. The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C and was approved by the ICB Enhanced Financial Scrutiny Panel on 31st October 2024 where no conflicts of interest were noted. The contract will be for one year from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an optional one year extension until 31st March 2027. The value of the new contract will be PS340,000 per annum. Should the optional extension be used, the contract value for the two year period will be PS680,000. 

The intention to award notice stated that the above values may be subject to change. To clarify, the values for this contract have been modelled on activity and spend based on 2023-24 to provide an indicative number of users and contract value. Annual value of the service will be circa PS340,000 per annum. 
These services may be subject to uplift during the total term of the contract, with payments made to providers in line with local tariff.
Uptake of this service is driven solely by the local population, where usage and value of the service is subject to change, dependent on local population needs, which can decrease as well as increase in any given year of the term of the contract. 
Payment will be made on the number of Users presenting at the services in any given year of the contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provider delivers non-scalpel vasectomy services in a community setting.
HWEICB intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. 
The contract will be a one year plus optional one year extension. The value of the contract is PS340,000 for 2025-26 and if the contract extension is enacted the value will be PS340,000 for 2026-27. These values may be subject to change as detailed in section V2.4

Options: Option to extend for a further 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 28th 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/016010-2025 |
| 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 | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Mar 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 | £680,000 |

## 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 | PROVIDE WELLBEING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Apr 2025 at 14:43 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016010-2025
- 18 Mar 2025 at 16:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010014-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.providewellbeing.co.uk
- https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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