Published date: 11 September 2023
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
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
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