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
Charter House Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
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
End of Life services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process A to its incumbent supplier, Isabel Hospice, to continue to deliver this service in East and North Hertfordshire.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 266 600.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
UKH23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Isabel Hospice provides an inpatient hospice service, hospice at home service, palliative care telephone advice and support line, heart failure nurse specialist service and care home nurse educator service. <br/><br/>This notice is to inform the market of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board's intention to award this contract following a direct award process A to its incumbent supplier, Isabel Hospice, to continue to deliver this service in East and North Hertfordshire.<br/><br/>The contract period is from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026 with a maximum value of the new contract being £2,133,300 per annum. Should the optional extension for an additional one year be used, the maximum contract value for the 2 year period is £4,266,600.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will be for one year plus optional one year extension.
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 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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
02/05/2025
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
Isabel Hospice
61 Bridge Road East, Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1JR
UK
NUTS: UKH23
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:
: 4 266 600.00
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 business case including the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process A was approved by the ICB's Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee on 28th March 2025 and there were no recorded or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision declared at this meeting.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/05/2025