Official UK procurement notice
C330258 - Community Audiology Contract
Authority: NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description"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.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 10 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to [email protected]
- The decision to award the contract was approved by the Executive Management Team in line with SFIs.
- No declarations of actual, or potential interests by those officers involved in this decision.
- The incumbent provider has delivered the following key criteria
1: Quality and Innovation with a value of 30% by achieving the contractual KPIs,
2: Value with a score of 20% by providing a service that is value for money compared to other providers,
3: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability with a value of 14% by collaborative working within the local system,
4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice with a value of 18% by reducing health inequalities,
5: Social Value with a value of 6% by ensuring the provider is meeting London Living Wage (LLW).
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
The authority has selected and weighted the above key criteria in line with the perceived importance of each of the criterion. The provider has been selected based on the combined scores which confirms the providers ability to continue to fulfil the contract in line with PSR - Direct Award Process C. "
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 31 Mar 2025, 17:18 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2025, 17:18 BST
- Authority reference
C330258- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012100- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fae5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- 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 10 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
- Risks
"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.
Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 10 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to [email protected]
- The decision to award the contract was approved by the Executive Management Team in line with SFIs.
- No declarations of actual, or potential interests by those officers involved in this decision.
- The incumbent provider has delivered the following key criteria
1: Quality and Innovation with a value of 30% by achieving the contractual KPIs,
2: Value with a score of 20% by providing a service that is value for money compared to other providers,
3: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability with a value of 14% by collaborative working within the local system,
4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice with a value of 18% by reducing health inequalities,
5: Social Value with a value of 6% by ensuring the provider is meeting London Living Wage (LLW).
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
The authority has selected and weighted the above key criteria in line with the perceived importance of each of the criterion. The provider has been selected based on the combined scores which confirms the providers ability to continue to fulfil the contract in line with PSR - Direct Award Process C. "
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published31 Mar 2025, 17:18 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audiological Science LimitedSME1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £921,345 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AUDIOLOGICAL SCIENCE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender