Official UK procurement notice
Enhanced Health in Care Homes
Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board intend to award a contract to Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd for the Provision of Enhanced Health in Care Homes following a robust Most Suitable Provider Process.
CPV: General-practitioner services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2024, 11:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2025, 15:11 GMT
- Authority reference
AG24512- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002409- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b3f6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 05th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 05th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C317141 - MSP: Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) for NHS Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB.<br/><br/>The award decision makers are NHS Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB, the Most Suitable Provider process was approved by Primary Care Commissioning Committee of the NHS Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB.<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were flagged as part of this process.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria are listed below in order of priority;<br/>• (1) Quality & Innovation<br/>• (2) Value*<br/>• (2) Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability*<br/>• (3) Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice<br/>• (4) Social Value<br/>*Value and Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability are of equal importance in this MSP process.<br/><br/>The 5 key criteria were determined by the procurement panel to give appropriate relative importance to each of the sections in line with the commissioning expectations for the service. The key criteria were used to assess the providers suitability accordingly.<br/><br/>Following assessment of the providers against the key criteria above, Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd was deemed to be the most suitable provider for this requirement.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
5 Nov 2024 → 23 Jan 2025 · 2 dates- Next notice expected5 Nov 2024
- Notice published23 Jan 2025, 15:11 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2025- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2025, 15:11 GMT
- Procurement method changed23 Jan 2025, 15:11 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stort Valley Healthcare LtdSME | £2,466,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002409-2025-1 · Stort Valley Healthcare LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jan 2025
- Value
- £2,466,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Arden and GEM CSUMediation bodyReview contact point
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stort Valley Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.