Contract

General Surgery Services in Cheshire

  • NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-018828

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050c6d

Published 2 May 2025, 2:54pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square

Warrington

WA11QY

Contact

Kathy Hogg

Email

kathy.hogg@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

General Surgery Services in Cheshire

Reference number

23-25-QYG- 27D-NT210-VAR-V1

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

General surgery provided by Nuffield Health - Chester, The Grosvenor Hospital

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: £4,662,183

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85110000 - Hospital and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

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

Patient registered with a Cheshire East or West GP

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

THIS IS A CONTRACT MODIFICATION

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has approved a modification to a contract that was awarded under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The existing contract to deliver general surgery services started on 1st April 2023 and expired on 31st March 2025 with an option to extend for 24 months.

This modification enacts the 24 month extension to the contract term, with the modified expiry date being 31st March 2027.

The original contract value was based on cost per case with an indicative value of £7,805,756 and the modification annual contract value is £4,662,183.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Modification / Weighting: 99

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:

The following line should be included: 'This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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. This contract has now been formally modified.

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

Title

General Surgery Services in Cheshire.

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

Nuffield Health

Ashley Avenue

Surrey

KT18 5AL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Companies House

00576970

Internet address

https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/hospitals/chester?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=GoogleLocal-Chester-Hospital

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: £4,662,183

Total value of the contract/lot: £4,662,183


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice, 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. This contract has now been formally modified. On the 19th November 2024 Cheshire & Merseyside ICB - Finance Investment Resource Committee (FIRC) approved this

decision and one committee member had 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

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square

Warrington

WA11QY

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

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