Community Services — UK public procurement notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06fb1b
Creator: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Published: 2026-09-16T12:13:52.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD4)

Awarded value £47,602,524published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of community services within Lancashire.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The provision of Community Services within LancashireAwarded

The provision of Community Services within Lancashire. Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date: 31/03/2027 The lifetime value of the contract is £47,602,524. The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process A.

Delivery: North West

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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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 16 Sept 2026, 13:13 BST
Last source update: 16 Sept 2026, 13:13 BST
Authority reference: QE1-RW5-DA-25-003
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fb1b

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 a contract 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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract 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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. Details of Decision Makers: The recommendation to award the contract via this route has been made by the ICB commissioning lead for the service and was then endorsed at the ICB Commissioning Resource Group on the 6th February 2026. The final decision to award the contract was made by the LSC ICB Executive Committee on the 17th February 2026. There were no conflicts of interest identified.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £47,602,5241 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Community Services · Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
17 Feb 2026
Value
£47,602,524
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QE1 Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill, Preston, North West, PR18XB

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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplierGB-NHS: RW5 Sceptre Point, Preston, North West, PR5 6AWView supplier profile →

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.