Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
2 Kings Court, Charles Hasting Way,
Worcester
WR5 1JR
UK
Contact person: Marvin Foolchand
Telephone: +44 1905681926
E-mail: marvin.foolchand1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hacw.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
Out of hours contract for Community Hospitals
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a GP Out of Hours Service for Community Hospitals
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 167 425.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG12
Main site or place of performance:
Worcestershire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Cre NHS Trust award of contract for provision of a GP Out of Hours Service for Community Hospitals under the Provider Selection Regime urgent award provision. Community Hospitals provide inpatient services for adults, focused on sub-acute care, rehabilitation, and long-term care planning. This contract ensures the provision of medical cover during evenings, nights, weekends, and bank holidays, maintaining continuity of care and ensuring patients’ clinical needs are met while staff have access to appropriate medical support during out-of-hours periods.<br/>Due to changes in commissioning arrangements the Trust was required to establish its own contract arrangements from July 2026. The circumstances around the changes mean the criteria for an Urgent Award is met<br/>• The award or modification must be made urgently. <br/>• The reason for the urgency was not foreseeable by and was not attributable to the relevant authority.<br/>• Delaying the award of the contract to conduct a full application of the Regulations would be likely to pose a risk to patient or public safety.<br/>The Contract ward was approved by the Trust 15th June 2026 with a start date of 8th July 2026, the contract will conclude 8th July 2028.<br/>The recommended contract period is two years. Following a change in service model, year one will focus on developing a robust dataset to better understand service demand, activity levels, and utilisation patterns related to the new service model. This information will be used to refine ways of working and inform continuous service improvement, while also supporting the development of future internal service models and contract specification. Year two will be dedicated to completing the required procurement process to formally tender the service, ensuring a well-informed, transparent, and sustainable approach to commissioning based on the evidence gathered in the first year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion: Sustainability and Social Value
/ Weighting: 10%
Price
/ Weighting:
40%
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award.
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
19/06/2026
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
SW Healthcare, trading as Vertis Health
08694165
38 Kenilworth Close, Crabbs Cross, Redditch
Redditch
B97 5JX
UK
Telephone: +44 1905969865
E-mail: katie.lowe19@nhs.net
NUTS: UKG12
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.swhealthcare.org.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
Lowest offer:
2 167 425.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
2 167 425.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
2 Kings Court, Charles Hasting Way,
Worcester
WR5 1JR
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/07/2026