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
Continuing Healthcare - Hertfordshire
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 The Disabilities Trust (trading as Brainkind), to deliver Continuing Healthcare services in 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:
3 761 680.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provider delivers continuing health care services in Hertfordshire.<br/>Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board intend to award a contract following direct award process A. <br/>The contract will be a one year plus optional one year extension. The value of the contract is estimated to be £1,880,840 for 2025-26. If the contract extension is enacted, the total value for the contract will be circa £3,761,680<br/><br/>Values for this contract have been modelled on previous activity and spend to provide an indicative number of users and contract value. Annual value of the service will be circa £1,880,840 per annum. These services may be subject to uplift during the total term of the contract, with payments made to providers in line with local tariff.<br/><br/>Uptake of this service is driven solely by the local population. Usage and value of the service is subject to change, dependent on local population needs, which can decrease as well as increase in any given year of the term of the contract. <br/>Payment will be made on the number of Users presenting at the services in any given year of the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a further year from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.
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
28/03/2025
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
Brainkind Stagenhoe
St. Pauls Walden
St Pauls Walden Hitchin SG4 8BY
Hitchin
SG4 8BY
UK
Telephone: +44 1438871215
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
URL: https://brainkind.org/services/stagenhoe-park/
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:
: 3 761 680.00
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 under Provider Selection Regime Process A was approved by the ICB's Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee on 28th March 2025 and there was agreement on the contracting arrangements on 24th July 2025. There were no recorded or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision declared at the meetings.
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
03/09/2025