'Hospice at Home' End of Life Services Provision in Hertfordshire and West Essex

Contract summary

Industry

• Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

AL8 6JL

Value of contract

£4,176,798

Procurement reference

tender_358165/1256472

Published date

8 September 2023

Closing date

20 February 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

This contract award notice follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT)
published on 15th March 2023 which was intended to provide notice of the Contracting Authority's
intention to award a contract for 'Hospice at Home' End of Life services to its incumbent provider,
Isabel Hospice, to continue to provide services within the Hertfordshire area. The reference number for
the VEAT is 2023/S 000-007492.

This notice is intended to provide confirmation of conclusion of the contract award for the services set
out within the published VEAT Notice.

E&N Hertfordshire Palliative and End of Life Care services are delivered through an integrated model
that works across primary and secondary care. Service users are expected to move between different
elements of the service as their needs change.

The service will provide holistic palliative and end of life care which will include crisis and planned
response, specialist holistic assessment, symptom control, emotional support and practical "hands on"
nursing and social care which includes respite for carer's based upon priorities.

The Hospice at Home service is one element working in partnership with colleagues and other
organisations to ensure that wherever possible the services on offer meet the needs of service users
effectively and flexibly and represent effective and efficient use of available resources.
All service users will be cared for on an integrated End of Life Care pathway which includes Advance
Care Planning, Preferred Priorities of Care.

The new contract is for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12
months from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024, option to extend from 1st April 2024 to 31st
March 2025.

The contract has been in place since 2013, total cumulative value of this service since it began is £10,866,928.00 (not including the value of this contract). The value of this contract for 1-year is £2,088,399, increasing to £4,176,798 if extended for a further 12 months. The figure reflected in this
notice is the total contract value including the extension option.

This value has increased slightly from the value published within the VEAT which was £2,006,190 for
1-year, increasing to £4,012,380 including the option. However, this is not of material difference and
the scope of services continues to be as described.

The HWE ICB became a legal entity on 1st July 2022, replacing the previous Hertfordshire and West Essex CCGs. The organisation is in its early stages and is forming its commissioning and procurement strategies. It is the intention of the HWE ICB to undertake a full commissioning review of its hospice services across the area. To procure services at this stage would risk destabilisation and misalignment to the wider strategy. This short-term contract will allow the HWE ICB time to ensure that a robust strategic review is undertaken.

The closing date within this Notice is the date on which the waiver was approved.

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Award information

Awarded date

10 May 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£4,176,798

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Isabel Hospice

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About the buyer

Address

Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
England

Email

sarah.beaumont@attain.co.uk

Website

https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk