Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 30 Apr 2026, 13:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Acute Secondary Care Services / Community Services/ Maternity/Palliative and End of Life Care Services/Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained services across Cheshire and Merseyside

Official notice

Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD62)

Awarded value£205,792,294published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Acute Trust 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.

Palliative and End of Life Care Services.

Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained services (including PH, H&J and Armed Forces).

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB has awarded a one year contract via Direct Award A to the main acute secondary care service provider across Cheshire and Merseyside, including community services. The contract commenced on 1st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027 with an estimated annual contract value of £180,330,000.

Associates to contract estimated annual contract values

NHS Specialised Commissioning (North West)

£8,472,928

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board

£8,067,000

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Board £5,430,772

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

£3,491,594

Delivery: North West · Patient registered with a Cheshire & Merseyside GP

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 Apr 2026, 13:39 BST
Last source update: 30 Apr 2026, 13:39 BST
Authority reference: 26_27_QYG_27DE_RJN_CON
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-039916
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068f4a Find 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 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.

Publisher note: 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. On the 18th of November 2025 the Finance, Investment, Resources Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £205,792,2941 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUSTAcute Secondary Care Services/Community Services/Maternity/Palliative and End of Life Care/Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained services across Cheshire and Merseyside	£205,792,294 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Acute Secondary Care Services/Community Services/Maternity/Palliative and End of Life Care/Specialised Commissioning delegated and NHS England retained services across Cheshire and Merseyside · EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST
Signed
18 Nov 2025
Value
£205,792,294
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QYG 1 Lakeside 920 Centre Park Square, WARRINGTON, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

East Cheshire NHS TrustAwarded supplierGB-NHS: RJN Macclesfield District General Hospital, Victoria Road, Macclesfield, North West, SK10 3BL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.