Official UK procurement notice
ENT and Earcare Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEar Care Outpatient Treatment Clinics and Community ENT Service
CPV: Hospital and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is an intention to award a contract to an incumbent provider following direct…Awarded
This is an intention to award a contract to an incumbent provider following direct award process C;
The incumbent provider is satisfying the current contract and is expected to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct award C to deliver ENT and Ear Care
This provision will be for a period of twelve months (starting from the 1 April 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026206- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067145Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is an intention to award a contract to an incumbent provider following direct award process C;
The incumbent provider is satisfying the current contract and is expected to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
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. The incumbent provider is satisfying the current contract and is expected to satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 1 April 2026 to: [email protected] Award decision-makers is Ceri Rodgers and there are no conflicts of interest
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widnes Highfield HealthSMEENT and Ear Care Service | £1,010,500 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ENT and Ear Care Service · Widnes Highfield HealthSME
- Signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,010,500
- 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- Widnes Highfield HealthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.