Official UK procurement notice
Direct award to Oxleas Foundation NHS Trust for the delivery of Community Clinics and Contraception & Sexual Health Service (CASH)
Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUrgent award of a critical service contract, following the insolvency of the incumbent provider.
Contract was awarded to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for delivery of the Contraception & Sexual Health Service (CASH) and community clinics providing rapid and easy access to the full range of contraceptive services in addition to providing rapid access to services for the prevention, detection and management of sexually transmitted infections to reduce the prevalence and transmission.
Contract started on 24th March 2026 and ends on 30 September 2026.
The total value of this contract is £927,309.50 excluding VAT. This comprises £715,309.50 for the CASH service and £212,000 to maintain additional rapid access provision for the prevention, detection and management of sexually transmitted infections (following insolvency of incumbent provider).
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Urgent award to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for delivery of the Contraception & Sexual…Awarded
Urgent award to Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for delivery of the Contraception & Sexual Health Service (CASH) and community clinics providing rapid and easy access to the full range of contraceptive services in addition to providing rapid access to services for the prevention, detection and management of sexually transmitted infections to reduce the prevalence and transmission following insolvency of incumbent provider.
Contract started on 24th March 2026 and ends on 30 September 2026.
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
- 20 Aug 2026, 20:32 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 20:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079683- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e91dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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.
Following justifications apply for Urgent Award: Provider insolvency, Clinical criticality, No viable alternative, Transition complexity and Immediate need.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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. Following justifications apply for Urgent Award: Clinical criticality, No viable alternative, Transition complexity and Immediate need. Decision maker - Chief Officer - Director of Health and Adult Services in Royal Borough of Greenwich No conflicts of interests were declared.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxleas NHS Foundation TrustSubcontracting: declared | £927,310 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 079683-2026-1 · Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2026
- Value
- £927,310
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oxleas NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.