Official UK procurement notice
General Surgery for Adults Registered with a Cheshire West GP Practice.
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGeneral surgery services provided by an independent sector provider based in Cheshire. The following services are to be provided:
General orthopaedic surgery, hernia treatment clinic, pain management clinic, gall bladder surgery.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire West Place intend to award a 1 year…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Cheshire West Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award B to Nuffield Health to deliver General Surgery Services in Cheshire West. The contract will start on the 1st of April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and has an annual contract value of £4,552,927.66.
This is a existing service being provided by a existing provider.
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
- 22 Apr 2026, 14:54 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Apr 2026, 14:54 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036678- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688b8Find 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) 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.
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. On the 18.11.25 the CMICB FICC Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health | £4,552,928 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 036678-2026-1 · Nuffield Health
- Signed
- 18 Nov 2025
- Value
- £4,552,928
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nuffield HealthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.