Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

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.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

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

13/11/2025

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

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: : 210 000.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

- 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 and the Procurement Act 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 the decision makers by midnight on 01/12/2025 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). The contract has not yet been formally awarded, this should notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>- the relevant authority's governance group is making the award decision<br/><br/>- the award of the contract is to be made to the existing consortium organisation NWL Third Sector Together and its consortium member, Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow, Brent; <br/><br/>- the relative importance of the key criteria used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the 5 key criteria areas are as follows:<br/><br/>Relative importance number 1: Social value<br/>Rationale: important to determine across all contracts and is a way of measuring the service.<br/>Rationale chosen supplier: supplier addresses social determinants of health, net zero targets, broader social / environmental / economic developments. <br/><br/>Relative importance number 2: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability<br/>Rationale: service sits within a wider context of the health system and supports wider sustainability.<br/>Rationale chosen supplier: supplier improves quality and outcomes, reduces inequalities and contributes to retaining skilled local workforce<br/><br/>Relative importance number 3: Quality and innovation<br/>Rationale: gains understanding of service performance and delivery and is an important component of quality care assurance to our patients.<br/>Rationale for chosen supplier: data and KPIs evidences quality and innovation are met<br/><br/>Relative importance number 4: Value<br/>Rationale: this is core part of commissioning and given wider pressures on NHS it’s key all contracts provide good value.<br/>Rationale for chosen supplier: benefits, costs, efficiency and benchmarking evidences value for money.<br/><br/>Relative importance number 5: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, facilitating choice<br/>Rationale: all services need to address health inequality and improve access to care, it is at the heart of our strategy as an ICB.<br/>Rationale for chosen supplier: there are actions for deprived/vulnerable groups, the populations served is understood, digital exclusion is addressed<br/><br/>- no declared or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision have been identified.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

18/11/2025