Official UK procurement notice
DAP C- Vasectomy Services for North East Essex
Authority: NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provide Vasectomy contract was transferred into the management of Essex ICB when it became a statutory body on 1st April 2026 having been transferred over from SNEE ICB. The current contract ends on 31/10/2026. The commissioner is currently undertaking a review of vasectomy services across Essex to align services from 1/4/2027. This gives a 5-month gap from the end of the contract to the new financial year. Due to this and the transfer over from SNEE ICB it is not feasible to undertake a full procurement for this amount of time.
Maintaining current contractual arrangements is therefore necessary to safeguard service stability and patient access whilst the commissioning review concludes.
The commissioner is not aware of any alternative provider capable of mobilising and delivering the service safely and effectively within the available timeframe. Undertaking a competitive process for a five-month interim arrangement would be unlikely to deliver additional benefits to patients or the wider system and could jeopardise continuity of care.
The relevant authority determined that Direct Award Process C applies because Provide Enterprises is the existing provider, the existing contract is due to end, the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably, and the provider is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
CPV: Community health services · Health services · Medical practice and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 11:21 BST
- Authority reference
ACE-0047-2026-ESX- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099879- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078da9Find 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, which begins on the day after the notice of intention to award is published. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on the 8th working day after the day the standstill period begins. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: This is a Direct Award Process C intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and Procurement Act 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 midnight on Wednesday 4th of November 2026. The contract has not yet formally been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award under PSR. Written Representation should be sent to: [email protected] The Decision Maker for this award was NHS Essex ICB Executive Board based on the value and term of the contract. In accordance with Regulation 21 of the HEalth Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, a comprehensive conflicts of interest review was undertaken regarding the decision to utilise Direct Award Process C. No conflicts of interest were declared or identified by any of the designated award decision makers or individuals connected with the process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide Enterprises | £69,461 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DAP C - Vasectomy Services for North East Essex · Provide Enterprises
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £69,461
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Provide EnterprisesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.