Official UK procurement notice
Data Services for Commissioners Regional Office (DSCRO) Service
Authority: Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this Notice is to inform the market that the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board have awarded a contract to Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit to provide the DSCRO Service across the Hertfordshire and West Essex footprint.
The previous CCGs who have merged into the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board are Herts Valleys CCG, East and North Herts CCG and West Essex CCG. Currently, all three CCGs utilise Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit to provide the DESCRO Service.
The purpose of this contract award is to bring all 3 contracts into a single contract to support the new ICB organisation.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Oct 2022, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2022, 16:04 BST
- Authority reference
ACE-0632-2022-HWE- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029644- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037789Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The DSCRO service can only be delivered by the Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) due to its powers provided to it through the Health and Social Care Act 2012. All CSUs are hosted by NHS England and historically CCGs have been appointed a CSU to deliver their DSCRO by NHS England.
This means that the services are not typically competed and as there is a very limited market so competition is absent for technical reasons. Under these circumstances a direct award against the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for these services can be justified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit | £1,131,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Data Services for Commissioners Regional Office (DSCRO) Service · Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2022
- Value
- £1,131,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arden and GEM Commissioning Support UnitAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.