Published date: 6 May 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 27 October 2020, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0 to £7,700,000

Procurement reference

20210506153724-68205

Published date

6 May 2021

Closing date

27 October 2020

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 May 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG) as the Lead Commissioner, on behalf of NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) and NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) (collectively referred to as the Commissioners) are invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to Bid to deliver the Service(s), by responding to the opportunity as required and described within the published tender.

The service will be available to all patients registered with NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG), NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG), or NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG).

The service being procured was on an activity-based contract with maximum tariffs, further details of which were available in the tender documentation. The contract value has been stated in this notice and is indicative based on 19/20 values and is subject to increase or decrease dependent upon activity; this value is also the service TOTAL, not indicative of one contract.

As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with a maximum of 5 successful Bidder(s) for a period of 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years.

Should an insufficient number of compliant bids be received, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise the tender, or if in the future it becomes apparent this number of contracts does not provide sufficient capacity then again, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise without re-engagement with whomever may then be a current Provider. Conditions where the Commissioner's may award without re-tendering are contained within the published tender documentation.

The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

The current contract(s) for the Services will end on 30th April 2021 and as a result the successful Provider/s are expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1st May 2021.

Prospective Bidders were advised that they must read all the documentation published within e-procurement portal (EU-Supply) for all the relevant detail.


Award information

Awarded date

23 April 2021

Contract start date

1 May 2021

Contract end date

30 April 2026

Total value of contract

£7,700,000

This contract was awarded to 5 suppliers.

Bourn Bioscience Ltd,

Address

Bourn Hall Clinic,
Bourn
Cambridge
CB23 2TN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

CARE Fertility,

Address

6 Lawrence Drive,
Nottingham
NG8 6PZ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Create Health Ltd,

Address

Accountancy House,
90 Walworth Road,
London,
SE1 6SW.

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

Address

Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

IVF Hammersmith Ltd,

Address

20 Boston Place,
London,
NW1 6ER

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

Charter House,
Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
ENG

Email

agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net

Website

https://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/