Contract

Special Allocation Scheme Services

  • NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-023330

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051907

Published 20 May 2025, 2:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Preston

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD - North West (England)

NHS Organisation Data Service

QE1

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

Special Allocation Scheme Services

Reference number

NHSE1040

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a Most Suitable Provider process to commission a Special Allocation Scheme GP Healthcare services.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process.

The lifetime value of the contract - £3,528,575

Period of contract: 3 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.

This contract will be awarded to the current incumbent provider.

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: £3,528,575

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

North West of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTIFICATION

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a Most Suitable Provider process to commission a Special Allocation Scheme GP Healthcare services.

This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Most Suitable Provider process.

The lifetime value of the contract - £3,528,575

Period of contract: 3 years with effect from 01 June 2025 with an option to extend for an additional period of 24 months at the discretion of the Relevant Authorities and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.

This contract will be awarded to the current incumbent provider.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE ONLY


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 Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR and this is a intention to award.

This will be updated via a corrigendum following the conclusion of the 8 day standstill period as per PSR requirements

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 April 2025

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

FCMS NW Ltd

Blackpool

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD - North West (England)
Companies House

05085990

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: £3,528,575

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,528,575


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.

The awarding of this contract is subject to 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.

The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period.

Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Friday 30 May 2025.

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

Written representation should be sent to:

Necsu.psrprocurement@nhs.net

Details of the individual(s) making the award decision:

NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board -

Primary Care Commissioning Committee (PCCC).

The provider has been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements.

The Relevant Authority scored the relative importance of each aspect of the 5 Key Criteria, creating a rationale for that scoring and the evidence required to adequately assess the provider. This rationale was tested on a Pass/Fail basis, by detailing the evidence and knowledge available with regards to the provider.

There were no conflicts of interest identified.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

PSR Panel Review

London

Country

United Kingdom