Published date: 11 September 2023

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


Closing: 20 February 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

AL8 6JL

Value of contract

£302,478

Procurement reference

tender_358165/1256735

Published date

11 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


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,
Marie Curie, to continue to provide services within the Hertfordshire area. The reference number for
the VEAT is 2023/S 000-007494.

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

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 proposed will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12
months. The new contract will start on 1st April 2023 and will end on 31st March 2024 with the option
to extend from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

The contract has been in place since 2013, the total cumulative value of this service since it began is £
1,838,066.00 (not including the value of this contract). The value of this contract without extension is
£151,239, increasing to £302,478 if extended by a further 12 months. The figure reflected in this
notice is the total contract value including the option to extend by a further 12 months.
This value has decreased slightly from the value published within the VEAT which was £154,153 for 1-
year, increasing to £308,306 including the option. However, this is not of material difference and the
scope of the 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.


Award information

Awarded date

30 August 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£302,478

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Marie Curie

Address

1 Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes


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