Contract

Acute Secondary Care Services/Community Services in Cheshire and Merseyside

  • NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-018184

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

Published 30 April 2025, 5:28pm



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

Helen Quinn

Email

helen.quinn@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD61 - Warrington

NHS Organisation Data Service

QYG

Internet address(es)

Main address

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 in Cheshire and Merseyside

Reference number

25_26_QYG_27DE_RJN_CON

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Acute Services to deliver medical care, services for children and young people, critical care, diagnostic imaging, end of life care, maternity, outpatients, surgery and urgent and emergency care.

NHS Community services to deliver local, accessible services such as district nursing, therapies, phlebotomy, podiatry and treatment room care.

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: £183,068,131

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD62 - Cheshire East
Main site or place of performance

Cheshire East

Associates to contract are NHS Greater Manchester ICB, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB, NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB

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 and community services provider across Cheshire and Merseyside. This contract commenced on 1st April 2025 and will expire on 31st March 2026. The estimated annual contract value for NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is £183,068,131.

This contract now includes elements of service that have been delegated by NHS England.

Associate information to follow by modification.

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_27DE_RJN_CON

Title

East Cheshire NHS Trust

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

East Cheshire NHS Trust

Macclesfield District General Hospital, Victoria Road

Macclesfield

SK10 3BL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD62 - Cheshire East
NHS Organisation Data Service

RJN

Internet address

www.eastcheshire.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: £183,068,131

Total value of the contract/lot: £183,068,131


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 contract.

On the 19th November 2024 the Finance, Investment and Resource 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

Lakeside 920 Centre Park Square

Warrington

WA1 1QY

Email

helen.quinn@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk