Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 4 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ASHFORD & ST PETER'S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST and NHS Surrey & Sussex ICB Contract - Acute services

Official notice

Authority: NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ashford & St Peters Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provider is an NHS Foundation Trust, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS), Emergency, Non-Acute, Elective and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services.

CPV: Hospital and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provider is a NHS Foundation Trust, providing acute health care services…Awarded

The provider is a NHS Foundation Trust, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services.

This contract award has been made following Direct Award Process A (The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, Regulation 7)

The lifetime Value of the contract is £1,549,896,296 (per annum £387,474,074 (Surrey & Sussex ICB) 3 years with optional 1 year extension. The contract will start on 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2029.

Contract values for Associate Commissioners not yet agreed: (3 year contract + 1 year extension)

NHS Thames Valley ICB

NHS Frimley ICB

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB

NHS South West London ICB

NHS West & North London ICB

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire

NHS England

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

Delivery: South East
Extensions: 1 year extension.

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
4 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2026, 15:44 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073821
Classification (CPV)
Hospital and related services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db91 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) Direct Award Process A 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 and Procurement Act 2023 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 Direct Award Process A. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. 21st May 2024: Surrey Heartlands Commissioning, Contracting and Commercial Committee (CCC) agreed for the Contracts Team to lead on the development of the necessary documentation to apply Direct Award Process A to the relevant Acute contracts awarded by Surrey Heartlands ICB using the agreed list of rationale (where relevant). 28th May 2024: A Highlight Report , including the recommendation for Direct Award A was reviewed at Surrey Heartlands ICB Executive Committee, no comments received and therefore recommendation taken as approved. No Conflicts of interest were identified among CCC or Exec Committee relating to the Provider Selection Regime, Confirmation received from all members and attendees that their entry in the Register of Interests is up-to-date, accurate and complete. Surrey & Sussex ICB is the Co-ordinating Commissioner for this contract with Ashford & St Peters Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This contract is a multilateral contract that includes the following associate Commissioners: Thames Valley ICB, Frimley ICB, Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, South West London Integrated Care Board, North West London Integrated Care Board.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value Not summedvery large published value (£1bn+), not counted until verified; check the notice
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ashford & St Peters Hospital NHS Foundation Trust£1,549,896,296 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: S9B9J Sackville House, Brooks Close, Lewes, South East, BN72FZContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS Surrey and Sussex ICBReview body Lewes
  • NHSEMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.