Official UK procurement notice
Contract for the Provision of Public Health services within General Practice
Authority: Hertfordshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an Award Notice for the Provision of Public Health Services within General Practice. This is a direct award because competition is absent for technical reasons.
Contracts have been awarded to every GP practice within Hertfordshire.
The contracts are due to start on 01/04/2024 for an initial period of 3 years until 31/03/2027, with an option to extend for a further 36 months.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is an Award NoticeAwarded
This is an Award Notice. Hertfordshire County Council have awarded a contract for the Provision of Public Health Services within General Practice. There is no competition for this service.
Hertfordshire County Council Public Health has responsibility for commissioning the following services:
The prescribing, fitting and removal of Long-Acting Reversable Contraception (LARC) devices form part of the Local Authorities' mandated responsibility for commissioning sexual health services. Hertfordshire ensures that LARCs are offered as part of an integrated contraceptive pathway, which includes consultation and after-care.
The provision of Chlamydia screening and treatment contributes to the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP). Although the NCSP only offers screening for Chlamydia, in Hertfordshire we screen for both Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea (dual testing) and it is available for anyone aged 15 years and above. This allows services to provide free opportunistic testing, treatment and partner management and prevention to sexually active residents living in Hertfordshire
The council also has a mandated responsibility to ensure that all eligible registered patients in Hertfordshire are invited to attend for five yearly NHS Health Checks at the practice in which they are registered.
The provision of stop smoking support is not a mandated function. However, smoking remains one of the primary lifestyle behaviours contributing to premature mortality; Smoking cessation support is a cost-effective intervention.
GP practices have access to their registered patient list and need to be able to effectively manage the clinical risk inherent in the delivery of these clinical interventions.
Therefore contracts for the Public Health Services within General Practice will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years (with the option for annual extensions up to 3 further years) to every GP practice within Hertfordshire. The value stated above is across all GP practices for the maximum contract duration.
Each GP Practice shall deliver the services they are accredited and registered to deliver to ensure equity of service choice for Hertfordshire residents.
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
- 4 Apr 2024, 11:14 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2024, 11:14 BST
- Authority reference
HCC2314793- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-010895- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044f85Find 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
Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 in making this award without prior publication. Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) permits such an award where competition is absent for technical reasons.
The National and Strategic direction for single provider (GP practices) in Hertfordshire is to ensure that the 102 Hertfordshire GP practices continue to be well placed not just to provide medical care, but also to promote the health and well-being of the practice population and to address health inequalities. Hertfordshire County Council Public Health has responsibility for commissioning the services outlined in II.2.4.
The Council has therefore awarded a contract to All GP Practices within Hertfordshire. This represents a best value approach to ensure the ongoing service delivery.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP Practices in Hertfordshire | £10,091,952 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the Provision of Public Health services within General Practice · GP Practices in Hertfordshire
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2024
- Value
- £10,091,952
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GP Practices in HertfordshireAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.