Enhanced Community Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£3,186,4122 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Nov 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Communitas Clinics Ltd, Commuitas Clinics Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England · South West Hertfordshire.

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: 25 Oct 2023, 11:23 BST
Last source update: 24 Nov 2023, 14:01 GMT
Authority reference: ACE-0728-2023-HWE
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-034826
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040ec5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board became a legal entity on 1st July 2022 in place of the three Clinical Commissioning Groups which previously covered the areas (West Essex CCG, East & North Herts CCG and Herts Valleys CCG). Since it was formed, NHS HWE ICB have been reviewing the services provided across its area.
This short-term contract will enable the ICB sufficient time to undertake full and robust engagement and consultation across the three 'places' within the ICB area to review existing services with the aim of moving towards a more equitable ENT offer across the ICB as historically, these services were commissioned separately by each of the Clinical Commissioning Groups.
This approach will allow continuity of services for the patient population and will ensure that a new service is developed which fully meets their needs going forward.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £3,186,4122 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 7 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Communitas Clinics LtdSubcontracting: declared	£1,593,206 †	—	Awarded
Commuitas Clinics LimitedSME	£1,593,206 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Enhanced Community Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Service · Commuitas Clinics LimitedSME
Signed
7 Nov 2023
Value
£1,593,206
Status
active
Enhanced Community Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Service · Communitas Clinics Ltd
Signed
25 Oct 2023
Value
£1,593,206
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care BoardReview contact point Welwyn Garden City
High Court of Justice England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Commuitas Clinics LimitedAwarded supplier 83 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, London, CR7 7JH
Communitas Clinics LimitedAwarded supplier 83 Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, South East, CR7 7JH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.