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AWARDEDProcurement notice · NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care BoardRef ocds-h6vhtk-04ed07
Community services - Hertfordshire & West Essex
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Contract Value
Not specified
Suppliers
7
1st Class Travel UK Ltd · Apec Group Association +5 more
Procurement
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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. <br/><br/>This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. <br/><br/>The contract award date is 9th April 2025, and the standstill period took place between 13th March 2025 and 25th March 2025. 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 9/1/25 and one potential conflict of interest was noted and mitigated. 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 maximum value of the new contract is £97,400,000 per annum. Should the optional extension be used, the maximum contract value for the 2-year period is £194,800,000.
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 1 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Bids Received
1
Bids per Lot
1
Limited competition: at least one lot received only a single bid.
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
-
1
single bid — no competition
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
Price
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £2,670 in 23 payments (over £25k) from UKRI, Thames Valley Police (2023-02-15 to 2026-02-01).
Key Dates
Published
9 April 2025
Tender Open
-
Tender Deadline
-
Award Date
-
Contract Signed
13 March 2025
Contract Start
-
Contract End
-
Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 2
Change (VI.3.0.1): 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 25th 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: …@nhs.net The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C was approved by the HWE ICB Board on 31st January 2025 where one conflict of interest was recorded and mitigated. 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 Community Health Service as required by the contract.• 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 across services• 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 • Social Value - Assured - HWE ICB are assured that the provider is supporting the wider health and wellbeing of the population. → 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 9th April 2025, and the standstill period took place between 13th March 2025 and 25th March 2025. 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 9/1/25 and one potential conflict of interest was noted and mitigated. 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 maximum value of the new contract is £97,400,000 per annum. Should the optional extension be used, the maximum contract value for the 2-year period is £194,800,000.
Procurement Details
Method
Limited — the buyer invited chosen suppliers
Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Route to market
Direct award
Main category
Services
Category
–
Delivery location
UKH23
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed07
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)