Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
The Forum
Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1DN
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
E-mail: hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Reference number: QM7ENH-ENHT-ACUTE-2025-26
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Delivery of healthcare services including acute urgent and emergency services, critical care, elective inpatient and outpatient services, maternity, paediatric services in the community and acute settings; diagnostic and screening procedures.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
423 139 537.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
HWE ICB has awarded a one year contract by Direct Award Process A to East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire 31st March 2026, with an annual contract value of £423,139,537.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
This is the only provider in the area capable of delivering all healthcare services including acute urgent and emergency services, critical care, elective inpatient and outpatient services, maternity, paediatric services in the community and acute settings; diagnostic and screening procedures. This is an existing provider delivering the services detailed above.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-028969
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
00966847
Trust Headquarters, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
UK
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 423 139 537.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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/>The recommendation to award the contract to the named provider was approved at the ICB's Strategic Finance and Commissioning Committee, on the 8th May 2025 and ratified at the ICB Board on 27th June 2025.<br/> <br/>There were 3 conflicts of interest identified at the ICB Board meeting dated 27th June 2025, and during the 2025/26 ENHT contract development process.<br/><br/>The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of the conflicts, and decided to take the following steps: <br/>- The conflicts identified at the ICB board meeting were mitigated by the conflicted members leaving the meeting to ratify the ICB’s Strategic Finance and Commissioning Committee approval to award the contract. <br/>- Mitigating actions were put in place for the one conflict identified on the ENHT 2025/26 contract development process which included the conflicted member not being part of any decision making.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
The Forum
Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1DN
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/08/2025