Official UK procurement notice
Barts Health NHS Trust / NHS North East London Integrated Care Board Acute Services Contract 2025/26 - 2027/28
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
Direct Award A-the provider is a NHS Trust, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) / Essential Services and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services. The initial contract term is three years, from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028, with provision for a further one-year extension.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Hospital and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Direct Award A-the provider is a NHS Trust, providing acute health care services including, but not limited to, Commissioner Requested Services (CRS) / Essential Services and specialised services. The provider is the only provider capable of delivering the services due to the nature of those health care services. The provider also provides community services in Tower Hamlets.
This contract modification relates to the incorporation of Barts Tower Hamlets Community Health Services (CHS) into the existing Barts Health Acute Services Contract following the expiry of the existing CHS contract. The modification is intended to ensure continuity of service provision and includes a range of children's and adult community health services, including community nursing, therapies, audiology, sexual and reproductive health, diabetes, respiratory, cardiac, neurological, rehabilitation, musculoskeletal, dietetic and health psychology services. The initial contract term is three years, from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028, with provision for a further one-year extension. The modification does not change the existing term of the contract. The original lifetime contract value was £6,946,208,220. Following the modification, the revised lifetime contract value is stated as £7,497,470,303. The modification relates to the period of 1st October 2026-31st March 2028.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barts Health NHS Trust | £7,497,470,303 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 103881-2026-C363884-1 · Barts Health NHS Trust
- Signed
- 29 Oct 2026
- Value
- £7,497,470,303
- Status
- active
- Change The modification incorporates the Barts Tower Hamlets Community Health Services (CHS) into the existing Barts Health Acute Services Contract following the expiry of the existing CHS contract. The services being incorporated include children's continence, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, community nursing and community paediatrics; adult and paediatric audiology; sexual and reproductive health services; community diabetes; adult respiratory care and rehabilitation; heart failure and cardiovascular services; cardiac rehabilitation; community neurology; stroke rehabilitation; musculoskeletal services; community dietetics; and health psychology. The modification ensures continuity of service provision within Tower Hamlets. There is no change to the existing contract duration, which runs from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028, with provision for a one-year extension. The modification relates to the period of 1st October 2026-31st March 2028., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Barts Health NHS Trust is the existing provider of the acute and relevant community healthcare services. A change of provider would require separate mobilisation and contractual arrangements, potentially resulting in duplication of costs, disruption to established clinical pathways and risks to continuity of care. Incorporating the Tower Hamlets Community Health Services into the existing contract supports integrated and continuous service provision.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Nov 2026, 16:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 16:01 GMT
- Authority reference
C363884- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103881- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0795e9Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Any challenge to this contract modification should be made in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and applicable public law principles. This contract modification has been concluded and the modification notice is being published in accordance with the transparency requirements of the Provider Selection Regime.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract modification notice under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this contract modification. The contract has been formally modified to incorporate the Barts Tower Hamlets Community Health Services into the existing Barts Health Acute Services Contract to ensure continuity of service provision. The initial contract term is three years, from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028, with provision for a further one-year extension. The modification does not change the term or duration of the existing contract. The modification relates to the period of 1st October 2026-31st March 2028. The decision maker was Henry Black, Chief Financial Officer (CFO). No conflicts or potential conflicts of interest were declared.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Barts Health NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.