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title: "Enhanced Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Service"
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# Enhanced Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/enhanced-community-ear-nose-and-throat-ent-service-ocds-h6vhtk-040ec5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board: "Enhanced Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-hertfordshire-and-west-essex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qm7)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,186,412 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040ec5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/enhanced-community-ear-nose-and-throat-ent-service-ocds-h6vhtk-040ec5#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this Notice is to inform the market of a contract which has been awarded by NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) to its incumbent supplier, Communitas Clinics Limited, to continue to provide an Enhanced Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Service across South and West Hertfordshire.
This Notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) published on 25th October 2023 (Reference: 2023/S 000-0314439).  Prior to awarding the contract, HWE ICB observed a voluntary 10-day standstill period in line with best practice.
Communitas Clinics Ltd were awarded a 3-year contract in October 2018 (with the option to extend for 2-years) to provide the service following an open competitive process.
The extension period comes to an end on 3rd February 2024. The intended new contract will start on 4th February 2024 and will end on 31st March 2025. This new short-term contract will enable time for full engagement and consultation on the services across the three 'places' within Hertfordshire and West Essex to fully review existing services with the aim of moving towards a more equitable ENT offer across the ICB.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Enhanced Community Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Service (active)
  - Award id: `031439-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Communitas Clinics Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-06329434`
  - Value: £1,593,206 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Enhanced Community Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Service (active)
  - Award id: `034826-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Commuitas Clinics Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-99194`
  - Value: £1,593,206 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Enhanced Community Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,593,206
  - Signed Date: 07/11/2023

- **Contract:** Enhanced Community Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,593,206
  - Signed Date: 24/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034826-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-24T14:01:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:07:01.946Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040ec5