GP Service for Senior In Front of House Triage (SIFT) Services

CPV: Health services

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

No (one-off requirement)

First published

11 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST

Last source update

11 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST

Authority reference

MED6182

Classification (CPV)

Health services

Delivery area

West Midlands (UKG2)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-06f816

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 Public Contract Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by more…

providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23rd September 2026. This contract has not yet been formally 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 Public Contract Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 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 decision makers, in writing to [email protected] by 23rd September 2026.<br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Decision Makers:<br/>The Director of Procurement and the Trust's Chief Financial Officer (Delegated to Director of Operational Finance) approved the decision to award via Option C on 25/08/2026.<br/><br/>No Conflicts of Interest have been declared by the Individuals making the decision.<br/><br/>The basis for awarding awarding this proposed Contract was in accordance with the PSR Regulations and included (a) The Authority satisfying itself that the considerable change threshold was not met and (b) The Authority satisfying itself that the existing provider is satisfying its existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.<br/><br/>The decision was supported based on performance assessed against the PSR Key Criteria:<br/><br/>Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation (Weighting 45%)<br/>Key Criteria 2: Value (Weighting 25%)<br/>Key Criteria 3: Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability (10%)<br/>Key Criteria 4: Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice (Weighting 10)<br/>Key Criteria 5: Social Value (Weighting 10%)<br/><br/>The assessment determined that the existing provider is satisfying it's performance against the current contract and were likely to continue to meet the key criteria under the new contract.

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