Adult Autism Assessment - West Essex

A Contract Award Notice
by HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £354K

Sector: HEALTH
Published: 17 Mar 2023
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Hertfordshire & West Essex Integrated Care Board Welwyn Garden City

1 supplier

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust Hatfield

Description

This is a Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice and is intended to provide notice of the Contracting Authority's intention to award a contract for Adult Autism Assessment services to it's incumbent provider, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT), to continue to deliver services within the West Essex area.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service provides diagnostic assessments for adults aged 18 years and over who are suspected of having Autism. The new proposed contract 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 July 2015, the total cumulative value of this service since it began is £504,000 (excluding the value of the new proposed contract and VAT). The value of this contract, excluding the optional extension period is £177,000 (excluding VAT), increasing to £354,000 (excluding VAT) if extended by a further 12 months. The figure reflected in this notice is the total contract value, including the optional extension. Additional information: In line with best practice, the Authority will apply a voluntary 10-day standstill period from the publication date of this Notice before awarding the contract, pursuant to Regulation 99(3) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended (EU Exit) 2020 etc.)

Award Detail

1	Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust (Hatfield) Adult Autism Assessment - West Essex Reference: 007774-2023-1 Value: £354,000

Renewal Options

Option to extend by a further 12 months.

Award Criteria

Quality	100
price	100

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Indicators

Options are available.

Legal Justification

The Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) became a legal entity on 1st July 2022, replacing the previous Hertfordshire and West Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups. 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 Autism services across the area. To procure services at this stage would risk destabilisation and misalignment to the wider strategy. This short-term extension will allow the HWE ICB time to ensure that a robust strategic review is undertaken which will inform the longer-term decision on how these services will be delivered in future for the benefit of our patients, avoiding unnecessary costs.