Official UK procurement notice
Adult Hearing Service across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service required is for a hearing assessment service, including hearing aid fitting (where required), rehabilitative support, follow-up and aftercare services for adults who are registered with a GP in the commissioned Places in Cheshire and Merseyside.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct award C…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct award C to incumbent provider to deliver the Adult Hearing Service to patients in Cheshire East, Cheshire West, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St. Helens and Wirral. The contract will start on the 1st April 2025, expire on 31st March 2026.
This is a tariff based contract with no activity guaranteed.
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
- 3 Apr 2025, 09:46 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Authority reference
25-26-QYG-12F-NYN-Con- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032287- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc69Find 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) 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 within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: 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 decision makers by 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' On 21st March 2025 the Finance Investment and Resource Committee approved this decision remotely and no conflicts of interested were declared. The following criteria informed the decision: Social Value: 10% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 30% Value: 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20% Quality and innovation: 20% Representations by providers must be made to [email protected] within 8 working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded. This process has been abandoned 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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Adult Hearing Service across Cheshire and Merseyside · Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited
- Signed
- 21 Mar 2025
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Specsavers Optical Superstores LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.