Enhanced Health in Care Homes

Concepts

• welwyn garden city
• general practitioner
• disability adult care homes
• care homes
• integrated care board
• flexi care schemes
• primary care
• enhanced health
• west essex integrated care board
• an integrated enhanced health service

Location

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire: Care homes (residential and nursing), as registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), supported by East and North Practices, and which are covered under the PCN DES/DES plus

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NHS Hertfordshire & West Essex Integrated Care Board

Stort Valley Healthcare

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Description

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board intend to award a contract to Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd for the Provision of Enhanced Health in Care Homes following a robust Most Suitable Provider Process.

Total Quantity or Scope

This service is Primary Care led, in collaboration with local system partners, and is to deliver an integrated Enhanced Health service in all care homes (residential and nursing), as registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), supported by East and North Practices, and which are covered under the PCN DES/DES plus. Inclusive of non-weight bearing and Discharge to Assess beds (DTA) as well as Learning disability adult care homes. Exclusive of short stay respite services, neurological services, and flexi care schemes.The contract shall commence on 01 April 2025 and end on 31 March 2028.This contract is a 2 year pilot (Contract value £1,644,000) with an option to extend for a further 1 year (Contract value: £822,000) at the discretion of the commissioner. The lifetime contract value is estimated to be £2,466,000.This is a new service and has been awarded to a new provider.The award criteria is the Most Suitable Provider Process Key Selection Criteria.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

This contract is a 2 year pilot with an option to extend for a further 1 year at the discretion of the commissioner.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85121100 - General-practitioner services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 05th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 05th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C317141 - MSP: Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) for NHS Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB.The award decision makers are NHS Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB, the Most Suitable Provider process was approved by Primary Care Commissioning Committee of the NHS Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB.No conflicts of interest were flagged as part of this process.The Key Criteria are listed below in order of priority;• (1) Quality & Innovation• (2) Value*• (2) Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability*• (3) Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice• (4) Social Value*Value and Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability are of equal importance in this MSP process.The 5 key criteria were determined by the procurement panel to give appropriate relative importance to each of the sections in line with the commissioning expectations for the service. The key criteria were used to assess the providers suitability accordingly.Following assessment of the providers against the key criteria above, Stort Valley Healthcare Ltd was deemed to be the most suitable provider for this requirement.