Contract

Acute Specialist and Secondary Care Services Across Cheshire and Merseyside

  • NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-018032

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050a46

Published 30 April 2025, 2:17pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park, Warrington WA1 1QY

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Contact

Kellie Connor

Email

kellie.connor@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 Specialist and Secondary Care Services Across Cheshire and Merseyside

Reference number

24-25-QYG-99A-RET-CON

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Acute Specialist Trust providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services.

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: £25,789,657

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD6 - Cheshire
  • UKD7 - Merseyside
Main site or place of performance

The main trust site is based in Liverpool, However services may also be accessed by patients from other parts of Cheshire and

Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire & South Cumbria

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB awarded a

one year contract via Direct Award A to the main

provider of specialist comprehensive services in neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

The contract commenced on 1st April 2024 and

expired on the 31st March 2025 with an estimated

annual contract value of £25,789,657.

Cheshire & Merseyside ICB £ 23,128,790

Greater Manchester ICB £ 945,720

Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB £1,715,147

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

24-25-QYG-99A-RET-CON

Title

Acute and Specialist Secondary Care Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 March 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

The Walton Centre

Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7LJ

Liverpool

L97LJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD72 - Liverpool
NHS Organisation Data Service

RET

Internet address

https://www.thewaltoncentre.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: £25,789,657

Total value of the contract/lot: £25,789,657


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 12th of March 2024 the Finance,

Investment, Resources Committee approved this

decision.

Two committee members have 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

Warrington

WA11QY

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/