Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Dukes Court, Duke Street
Woking
GU21 5BH
Contact
Maggie Czapiewska
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
NHS Organisation Data Service
QXU
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
25-26 Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and Surrey Heartlands ICB Contract - Acute Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The provider is an NHS Foundation Trust, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services.
This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7).
The lifetime Value of the contract is £544,824,648 including a 12-month extension if enacted (per annum £272,412,324 (NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB)). The contract will start on 01/04/2025 and end 31/03/2026.
Associate Commissioners:
NHS Sussex ICB
NHS Frimley ICB
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
NHS South West London ICB
NHS North West London ICB
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
12
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2026/S 000-016302
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
2 October 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Companies House
RA2
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £544,824,648
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and The Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Award Decision Makers:
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee (CCC), NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB Executive Committee.
No conflicts of interest were identified in the awarding of this contract.
Surrey Heartlands (SH ICB) is the Co-ordinating Commissioner for this contract with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. This contract is a multilateral contract that includes the following associate Commissioners:
NHS Sussex ICB
NHS Frimley ICB
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
NHS South West London ICB
NHS North West London ICB
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB
Woking
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHSE
Skipton House, 80 London Road
London
SE1 6LH
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Non-recurrent funding to Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSCH) for 2025/26, in response to increased maternity activity and complexity for existing service, effective from 22/01/2026.
This funding will support, safe service delivery amid rising demand, enable collaborative care across RSCH and ASPH, uphold patient choice and equitable access and facilitate system-wide planning and accurate activity reporting and development of a group model for maternity.
Funding provided as non-recurrent support to shared clinical teams, standardised communications, partnership working, and financial transparency. This award does not set a precedent.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in days
69
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£544,824,648
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
NHS Organisation Data Service
RA2
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Non-recurrent funding of £555,575 to Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust (RSCH) for 2025/26, in response to increased maternity activity and complexity for existing service, effective from 22/01/2026.
This funding will support, safe service delivery amid rising demand, enable collaborative care across RSCH and ASPH, uphold patient choice and equitable access and facilitate system-wide planning and accurate activity reporting and development of a group model for maternity.
Funding provided as non-recurrent support, to shared clinical teams, standardised communications, partnership working, and financial transparency. This award does not set a precedent.
The modification is made at the discretion of the relevant authority and the modification does not render the contract or framework agreement materially different in character and:
The cumulative change in the lifetime value of the contract or framework agreement, compared to its value when it was entered into, is over £500,000 but less than 25% of the total contract value.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
Non-recurrent funding in response to increased maternity activity and complexity for existing service.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £544,824,648
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £545,380,223