Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Unit 1A Howard Court, 14 Tewin Road
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1BW
UK
Contact person: Bailie Curtis
Telephone: +47 855963658
E-mail: bailie.curtis@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hct.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hct.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HCT - Speech & Language Therapy (SALT) Assessments Insourcing
Reference number: c426821
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Speech and Language Assessments
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 437 600.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85110000
85110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
Main site or place of performance:
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust<br/>Howard Court | 14 Tewin Road | Welwyn Garden City | AL7 1BW
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Speech and Language Assessments<br/>• 1218 clinics which is 6090 appointments per year.<br/>• This Service delivery will be based on an average of 5 interventions/assessments per child.<br/>• The Supplier will provide 5 appointments/per clinic to allow for administration time to complete programmes/reports.<br/><br/>This notice is confimation of an award having been made based on a framework agreement and without compeition. <br/><br/>This framework agreement was procured in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015. This framework agreement remains a compliant route to market under the new Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>2-year contract<br/>01/03/2026 - 29/02/2028<br/><br/>This is for an existing service to the existing provider.
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
II.2.14) 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 via SBS framework 10203.
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Direct award via SBS10203 Insourcing Framework
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
26/02/2026
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
ICS Operations T/A Xyla Elective Care
04793945
9 Appold Street
London
EC2A 2AP
UK
NUTS: UKH
Internet address(es)
URL: http://icsassessments.co.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:
: 1 437 600.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/02/2026