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General Acute Services

Health services
East of England (UKH3)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 13:26 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 lot · 1 published item
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£412,177
Contract/award value: £412,177
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
1 bids
SME bid count not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
Based on 440 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
5.92%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Chiltern Healthcare
445 contracts£589,385At ceiling / not disclosed
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Bellcare Domiciliary Care Services Ltd
300 contracts£232,055At ceiling / not disclosed
Mountbatton Care Limited
251 contracts£779,257At ceiling / not disclosed
Heritage Healthcare Milton Keynes
243 contracts£257,522At ceiling / not disclosed
Emiran HealthCare
228 contracts£251,448At ceiling / not disclosed
Twilight Years LTD
225 contracts£169,325At ceiling / not disclosed
Cumbria View Care Services Ltd
219 contracts£251,097At ceiling / not disclosed
Community Care Direct Limited
202 contracts£597,982At ceiling / not disclosed
St Gregorys Homecare Ltd
180 contracts£212,030At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Standard procedure facts
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
General Acute ServicesNHS Essex Integrated Care Board · 30 Jun 2026, 13:41 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
same region
matching published text
General Acute ServicesNHS Essex Integrated Care Board · 30 Jun 2026, 13:44 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
same region
matching published text
General Acute ServicesNHS Essex Integrated Care Board · 30 Jun 2026, 13:12 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
same region
matching published text
General Acute ServicesNHS Essex Integrated Care Board · 30 Jun 2026, 13:13 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
same region
matching published text
General Acute ServicesNHS Essex Integrated Care Board · 30 Jun 2026, 13:20 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
same authority
same region
matching published text
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NHS Essex Integrated Care Board: "General Acute Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNHS Essex Integrated Care BoardScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS Essex Integrated Care Board. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1Bids / Report (median)
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustTop vendor: 53.4% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 31 active published awards; 31 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust1 win£1,180,572,000—
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust1 win£529,321,361—
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust1 win£229,324,000—
Barts Health NHS Trust1 win£61,473,834—
Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust1 win£56,609,302—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Jun 2026, 11:52 BST
Last source update30 Jun 2026, 11:52 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationHealth services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06bff6
What is being bought
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) intends to award a contract for the provision of General Acute Services to the existing provider, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. NHS Essex Integrated Care Board, acting as the Relevant Authority, is commissioning these services to support General Acute Services. Further details can be found at II.2.4) Description of the procurement
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Jun 2026, 11:52 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    30 Jun 2026, 11:52 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    30 Jun 2026, 11:52 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Contracting Authority NHS Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a 12 month contract via under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) do not apply Direct Award Process A to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The provider is an an existing provider of Acute Services to the NHS Essex ICB and wish to provide their patients with a high quality General Acute services and care in accordance with the terms of this agreement and in particular all relevant Guidance and noting that there is an existing provider for the services and that provider is the only capable provider for General Acute Services. The contract commenced on 01st April 2026 and will expire on the 31st March 2027. The contract value will be £412,177 inc VAT.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Jun 2026, 11:52 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 8 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · £412,177
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
General Acute Services
£412,177 · signed 8 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

Contracting authority GB-FTS-183910
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  • NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
    buyer

    QH8
    Seax House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, UKH3, CM1 1QH
    esther.pettigrew@attain.co.uk

  • NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
    mediationBody
    reviewContactPoint

    Seax House Victoria Road South, Chelmsford , Essex, CM1 1QH
    Commercialbidsupport@attain.co.uk

  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    supplier

    Headley Way, Headington,, Oxford, Oxfordshire,, UKJ14, OX3 9DU

  • The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
    reviewBody

    NHS England, 7 and 8 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP
    england.choice@nhs.net
Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No data
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No data
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A. Decision makers are: - Finance and Performance Approval and Virtual Approval. Conflicts of interest identified among committee: [0], None Declared. The non-conflicted members have assessed the nature and risk of this conflict, and have decided which steps to take to avoid or manage it. Recused from that agenda item where the conflict existed. COI is managed using the ICB COI process along with NHSE COI guidance and the PSR Regulation 21 and guidance. Contract value is £412,177 for a period of 12 months.