Official UK procurement notice
Vasectomy Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. <br/>The contract award date is 17th April 2025, and the standstill period took place between 18th March 2025 and 28th March 2025. The business case including the recommendation to award the contract under Provider Selection Regime Process C and was approved by the ICB Enhanced Financial Scrutiny Panel on 31st October 2024 where no conflicts of interest were noted. The contract will be for one year from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with an optional one year extension until 31st March 2027. The value of the new contract will be £340,000 per annum. Should the optional extension be used, the contract value for the two year period will be £680,000. <br/><br/>The intention to award notice stated that the above values may be subject to change. To clarify, the values for this contract have been modelled on activity and spend based on 2023-24 to provide an indicative number of users and contract value. Annual value of the service will be circa £340,000 per annum. <br/>These services may be subject to uplift during the total term of the contract, with payments made to providers in line with local tariff.<br/>Uptake of this service is driven solely by the local population, where usage and value of the service is subject to change, dependent on local population needs, which can decrease as well as increase in any given year of the term of the contract. <br/>Payment will be made on the number of Users presenting at the services in any given year of the contract.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provider delivers non-scalpel vasectomy services in a community settingAwarded
The provider delivers non-scalpel vasectomy services in a community setting.<br/>HWEICB intend to award a contract to the existing provider following Direct Award Process C. <br/>The contract will be a one year plus optional one year extension. The value of the contract is £340,000 for 2025-26 and if the contract extension is enacted the value will be £340,000 for 2026-27. These values may be subject to change as detailed in section V2.4
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
- 18 Mar 2025, 16:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2025, 15:43 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016010- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eeb9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28th March 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 28th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Any representations should be sent to: hweicbhv.procurementteam@nhs.net <br/><br/>The business case was approved at the ICB Enhanced Financial Scrutiny panel and was presented at the following forums: <br/><br/>HWEICB Commissioning and Contract Panel: 17/10/2024<br/>ICB Enhanced Financial Scrutiny Panel: 31/10/2024<br/>Strategic Finance & Commissioning Committee: 21/11/2024<br/><br/>There were no conflicts or potential conflicts declared.<br/><br/>HWEICB reviewed the key criteria and was assured against five key areas- quality and innovation; value; integration, collaboration, and service sustainability; improving access, reducing access and facilitating choice; social value.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextVI.3.0.1 | 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers mu… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The contract award date i… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide Wellbeing Limited | £680,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010014-2025-1 · Provide Wellbeing Limited
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Value
- £680,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Provide Wellbeing LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.