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Published 7 Mar 2023, 15:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Services - Hertfordshire

Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)

Awarded value£3,840,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Sept 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Bupa Care Homes (AKW) Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice is to inform the market that a contract has been awarded to its incumbent supplier, Bupa, to continue to deliver Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Services within Hertfordshire.

On 7th March 2023, the Authority published a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice to inform the market of its intention to award this contract (reference 2023/S 000-006628). This is a short-term contract which started on 1st April 2023 and will end on 31st March 2024 with the option to extend for a further year to 31st March 2025.

It is the intention of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) to implement an integrated contracting approach in conjunction with system partners. This short-term contract enables the strategy to be developed and adopted as part of the CHC contracting process, avoiding service disruption and maintaining continuity of care for our patients whilst this work is completed.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

Extensions: Option to extend for a further year from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

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: 7 Mar 2023, 15:38 GMT
Last source update: 6 Dec 2023, 14:06 GMT
Authority reference: ACE-0685-2023-HWE
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-035944
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03aecb Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a short-term contract award. It is the intention of NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated
Care Board (HWE ICB) to implement an integrated contracting approach in conjunction with system
partners. A new short-term contract will enable the strategy to be developed and adopted as part of the
CHC contracting progress.
The short-term contract award will avoid service disruption and maintain continuity of care for our
patients whilst this work is completed.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
6 Dec 2023, 14:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £3,840,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 11 Sept 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bupa Care Homes (AKW) LimitedSubcontracting: declared	£3,840,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Bupa Care Homes (AKW) Limited	£3,840,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Services - Hertfordshire · Bupa Care Homes (AKW) Limited
Signed
11 Sept 2023
Value
£3,840,000
Status
active
Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Services - Hertfordshire · Bupa Care Homes (AKW) Limited
Signed
20 Feb 2023
Value
£3,840,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Charter House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL8 6JLContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityReview contact pointBody governed by public lawHealth Welwyn Garden City, East of EnglandContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bupa Care Homes (AKW) LtdAwarded supplier 1 Angel Court, London, London, EC2R 7HJ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.