Contract

Independent Sector contract - Ramsay Ashtead/North Downs 2025/26

  • NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-063080

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05aa0e

Published 8 October 2025, 8:28am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Dukes Court, Duke Street

Woking

GU215BH

Contact

Robert Kitt

Email

robert.kitt1@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ25 - West Surrey

NHS Organisation Data Service

QXU

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.surreyheartlands.org/nhs-surrey-heartlands-board

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

Independent Sector contract - Ramsay Ashtead/North Downs 2025/26

Reference number

IS_NVC01/11_QXU_2526

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85110000 - Hospital and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract with Ramsay Ashtead/North Downs is for the provision of Elective Acute Healthcare services. It was procured via a PSR Direct Award Process B.

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: £22,993,552

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85110000 - Hospital and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provider is an Independent Sector Provider, providing elective acute healthcare services.

This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process B of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The lifetime value of the contract is £22,993,552 (£11,496,776 per annum). The contract duration is 01/04/2025 31/03/2026, with an optional 1 year extension.

This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Patient Choice / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: N/A / Weighting: 0

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 procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 Direct Award Process B. For the avoidance of doubt, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this contract.

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

1 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

Ramsay Health Care UK Operations Ltd trading as Ashtead Hospital (NVC01) & North Downs Hospital (NVC11)

Level 18, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street,

London

EC2N 1HQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

1532937

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £22,993,552


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 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

Award Decision Makers:

NHS Surrey Heartland ICB Direct Award B Accreditation Panel.

Conflicts of Interest:

No conflicts of interest have been identified in the awarding of this contract.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS SURREY HEARTLANDS Integrated Care Board

Woking

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

NHS England

London

SE1 6LH

Country

United Kingdom