Official UK procurement notice
General Acute Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) intends to award a contract for the provision of General Acute Services to the existing provider, Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS 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.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Contracting Authority NHS Essex Integrated Care Board has awarded a 12 month…Awarded
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 Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS 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 £56,609,302 inc VAT.
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
- 14 Jul 2026, 14:29 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 14:29 BST
- Authority reference
ACE-0020-2026-ESX- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066245- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cae8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A.
Decision makers are: - Executive Committee, Finance and Performance and ICB Board 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 £56,609,302 for a period of 12 months.
Publisher note: 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. NHS Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process A. Decision makers are: Executive Committee, Finance and Performance and ICB Board. 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 £56,609,302 for a period of 12 months.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | £56,609,302 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
General Acute Services · Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2025
- Value
- £56,609,302
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
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- Barking Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.