Official UK procurement notice
2025-26 Acute Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide the following range of specialties;<br/> <br/>(i) Ears. Nose and Throat<br/>(ii) General Surgery (please note that vascular procedures are commissioned from Imperial and London North West only<br/>(iii) Gynaecology<br/>(iv) Ophthalmology<br/>(v) Pain Management (spinal-related activity is limited to outpatient consultations only)<br/>(vi) Direct Access to Diagnostics<br/>(vii) Trauma and Orthopaedics, excluding any spinal procedures (HC chapter HRGs)<br/>(viii) Gastroenterology
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1- The services to be provided are for a wide range of specialties as follow:Awarded
- The services to be provided are for a wide range of specialties as follow: <br/>(i) ENT<br/>(ii) General Surgery (please note that vascular procedures are commissioned from Imperial and London North West only<br/>(iii) Gynaecology<br/>(iv) Ophthalmology<br/>(v) Pain Management [spinal-related activity is limited to outpatient consultations only].<br/>(vi) Direct Access to Diagnostics<br/>(vii) Trauma and Orthopaedics, excluding any spinal procedures (HC chapter HRGs)<br/>(viii) Gastroenterology<br/>- An award has been made following PSR Direct Award Process B as patients have a choice of providers, the number of providers is not restricted by the relevant authority and the Relevant Authority has arrangements in place to enable providers to express an interest in providing the health care services.<br/>- The contract is to provide the services from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.<br/>- This is an existing service and is to be awarded to an existing provider. Additional information: In regard to II.2.5 the criterion is Patient Choice with the weighting 100. Price criterion was N/A because all services will receive a national tariff for the provision against the service specification.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:43 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:43 BST
- Authority reference
C362024- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058475- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059efcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
- This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of award notice. This contract has<br/>been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations<br/>2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015<br/>nor the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award;<br/>- The relevant authority's governance/decision-making panel made the award decision;<br/>- There are no declared or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
Publisher note: - This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of award notice. This contract has<br/>been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations<br/>2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015<br/>nor the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award;<br/>- The relevant authority's governance/decision-making panel made the award decision;<br/>- There are no declared or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Health Group Limited | £15,144,900 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 058475-2025-1 · Circle Health Group Limited
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2025
- Value
- £15,144,900
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice for England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Circle Health GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.