Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Lakeside 920 Centre Park Square
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Contact
Alison Picton
alison.picton@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD61 - Warrington
NHS Organisation Data Service
QYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Acute Secondary Care Services / Community Services/ Hospice, Palliative and End of Life Care Services across Cheshire and Merseyside
Reference number
25-26-QYG-99A-REM-CON
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Acute Trust Services to deliver adult services including medical care, critical care, diagnostic imaging and pathology, end of life care, cancer care, community services, outpatients, surgery and urgent and emergency care, including urgent treatment centres..
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,096,673,719
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD6 - Cheshire
- UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance
LUHFT operates across 4 main sites based within the Liverpool City Region, and delivers services to the whole of the North West of England as well as providing some specialist services to Wales and Isle of Man.
Merseyside is the majority user of the provider however services are also accessed by patients from other parts of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB, NHS Greater Manchester ICB and NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB. in addition NHS England commissions a number of specialist and highly specialist services.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main acute secondary care service provider across Merseyside. The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and will expire on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated total annual contract value of £1,096,673,719 (includes all co-commissioners)
This contract now includes elements of service that have been delegated by NHS England.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: No realistic alternative provider / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 1
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
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 do not apply to this award.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
25-26-QYG-99A-REM-CON
Title
LUHFT/CMICB NHS Standard Contract 2025-26
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 November 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSOTY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Prescot Street
Liverpool
L7 8XP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
REM
Internet address
https://www.uhliverpool.nhs.uk/
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,096,673,719
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,096,673,719
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 do not apply to this award.
On the 19th of November 2024 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision.
One committee member has a standing declaration of interest. The decision to award was made in line with the Conflict of Interest policy.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
1 Lakeside 920 Centre Park Square
Warrington
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom