Chronic Pain Service 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 (UKD6)

Awarded value£171,600published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to PASTEL HEALTH LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Chronic Pain service, offering diagnosis, treatment and support across Cheshire and Merseyside.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB intend to award an 8 month contract via Direct Award B…Awarded

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB intend to award an 8 month contract via Direct Award B to Pastel Health Ltd to deliver Chronic Pain Services in Cheshire and Merseyside. The contract will start on the 1st of August 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and has a contract value of £171,600. The contract value is based on an indicative activity plan and not a guaranteed value.

This is an existing service being provided by a new provider.

Delivery: North West · Patients registered with a Cheshire and 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: 25 Aug 2026, 12:07 BST
Last source update: 25 Aug 2026, 12:07 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-080798
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eb74 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 17th March 2026 the ICB's Procurement Decision Review Group 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 £171,6001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PASTEL HEALTH LTDSMEChronic Pain Service in Cheshire and Merseyside	£171,600 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Chronic Pain Service in Cheshire and Merseyside · PASTEL HEALTH LTDSME
Signed
17 Mar 2026
Value
£171,600
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 No 1 Lakeside, 920 Centre Park, Warrington, North West, WA1 1QYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body Warrington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pastel Health LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15708330 Mainyard Studios, 102 Rookery Court, London, London, E10 5UB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.