Official UK procurement notice
Community Cardiology Service in North Sefton
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a cardiology service within a community setting to triage, assess, diagnose and manage patients in need of non-invasive cardiac assessment and treatment.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place intend to award a 1 year contract via…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Sefton Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct award C to incumbent provider to deliver the community cardiology service in Southport and Formby. There will be an option to extend by a further year. The contract will start on the 1st of October 2025, expire on 30th September 2026 and has an expected annual contract value of £824,088 (+ inflationary uplift as determined by the ICB).
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
- 22 Sept 2025, 14:21 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2025, 11:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062798- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f29Find 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 withing 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 the 11th September 2025, ICB Executives approved this decision and no conflicts of interested were declared. The following criteria informed the decision: Social Value: 10% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 25% Value: 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20% Quality and innovation: 25% 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) 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. NHS Cheshire and Merseysi…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southport and Formby Health Limited | £1,648,176 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Community Cardiology Service in North Sefton · Southport and Formby Health Limited
- Signed
- 11 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,648,176
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Southport and Formby Health LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.