Professional Services - Information Governance Support

This Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice is intended to inform the market that NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) intends to award a contract to BJM IG Privacy Limited to deliver professional Information Governance Support Services. This is a short-term arrangement whilst HWE ICB makes the necessary arrangements to transition this service safely back in house. BJM Privacy have been providing this service to HWE ICB since the incorporation of the ICB on 1st July 2022. The total value of this arrangement fell underneath the thresholds for competition in line with the Public Contract Regulations (PCR). This Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice is being published as the ICB wishes to extend this arrangement to allow more time to safely transition the services, which means that total cumulative value will be above the thresholds required for tendering under PCR. Competition is not being sought for these services on this occasion as it would cause significant disruption and impact negatively on continuity. This is also a short-term arrangement to bridge a gap whilst the services transition. There is no clear benefit from conducting a formal tender process. The previous value of work awarded to BJM IG Privacy limited was £122,112 (excluding VAT). The proposed new contract will end on 31st March 2024 and has a value of £153,372 (inclusive of VAT). Therefore, the total new cumulative value of the proposed contract (considering the previous work and the proposed new work) is £299,906 (inclusive of VAT).