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Published 12 Aug 2025, 13:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Environmental Controls - Direct Award Process C

Official notice

Authority: NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£3,697,113published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 10 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of environmental controls is one aspect of specialised services to support<br/>patients with complex disabilities including those with a combination of physical, sensory,<br/>intellectual, learning or cognitive disabilities (excluding wheelchairs). Assessment is<br/>carried out by a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) consisting of experienced professionals to<br/>ensure the appropriateness of prescription for both adults and children.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The provision of environmental controls is one aspect of specialised services to…Awarded

The provision of environmental controls is one aspect of specialised services to support patients with complex disabilities including those with a combination of physical, sensory, intellectual, learning or cognitive disabilities (excluding wheelchairs). Assessment is carried out by a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) consisting of experienced professionals to ensure the appropriateness of prescription for both adults and children.<br/><br/>The Commissioner is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. <br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract over the full potential 7 years is £3,697,113.<br/><br/>This is an existing service and an existing provider.<br/><br/>The start date is 27 October 2025, and the end date is 26 October 2030, with option to extend for 2 years (26 October 2032).

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: There is an option to extend for up to an additional 2 years following the initial 5 year term.

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
12 Aug 2025, 13:44 BST
Last source update
3 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070511
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058624 Find 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 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 midnight on Friday 22nd August 2025. 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on Friday 22nd August. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected].<br/>The decision-makers are the Midlands Acute Specialised Commissioning Group (MASCG).<br/>The basic selection criteria and key criteria were considered and balanced when completing the provider assessment:<br/><br/>1) Quality and Innovation: <br/>Due to the nature of the service the latest technology is accessed to enable the best possible care for the patient to enable the patient to live as independently as possible.<br/>2) Value<br/>The provider has access to a library of products and technology so that the devices used can be updated and re-purposed for patients in the current economic climate.<br/>3) Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability<br/>The provider has established and developed integration into all the services required to assist the patients within their service delivery. The service relies on the input from other services such as hospitals, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and mental health services.<br/>4) Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice<br/>For the EC service, the patient will be visited at home – many of the patients have considerable mobility issues. Assessment is undertaken in the patients’ home environment to assess how their access to achieving independence can be achieved.<br/>5) Social Value<br/>The provider has delivered Environmental award in October 2018 and has forged strong links with other stakeholders in the service. <br/>The provider continues to provide good levels of service in line with the service specification and to manage to patient cohort.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published 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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.The contract start date was…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,697,1131 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST£3,697,113 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Bridge House The Point Lions Way, Sleaford, East Midlands, NG34 8GGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.