Official UK procurement notice
Greater Manchester, East Cheshire and Glossop Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Service
Authority: NHS England North West (Greater Manchester) (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionINTENTION TO AWARD
The aim of the NHS AAA Screening Programme is to reduce AAA-related mortality in service users who are eligible by detecting aneurysms at an early stage, ensuring appropriate surveillance and referral if required, and improving outcomes. This is through the provision of a systematic population-based screening programme for men and individuals assigned male gender at birth during the year, 1st April to 31st March, in which they turn 65 and, on request, for men over 65 years.
The Relevant Authority intends to award contracts for the above Lots to existing providers under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
The Relevant Authority are undertaking a DAP C to award Greater Manchester, East Cheshire and Glossop Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Services to the existing provider. The services will commence on 01 April 2025 with the contract concluding on 31 March 2028. The lifetime value of the contract is £2,376,360.
This contract is divided into lots: No
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerablyAwarded
The proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably.
The relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
Provider has met all the requirements within Regulation 20 - compliance check.
No outstanding performance issues and provider has passed all applicable elements of the key criteria when assessed against service requirements.
The procurement is not to conclude a framework agreement or to award a contract based on a framework agreement.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Mar 2025, 17:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 May 2025, 14:10 BST
- Authority reference
NHSE1016- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022250- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee22Find 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 2023 (PSR 2023) Process following the Direct Award Process C
Direct award process C may be used when all of the following apply:
- the relevant authority is not required to follow direct award processes A or B
- the term of an existing contract is due to expire, and the relevant authority proposes a new contract to replace the existing contract at the end of its term
- the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably
- the relevant authority is of the view that the existing provider (or group of providers) is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.
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 Contracts Regulations 2015 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 decision makers by midnight 8 days following the publication of this transparency notice/ commencement of the standstill period - midnight on Thursday 27 March 2025 . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. The decision maker in this instance was Greater Manchester Screening Immunisation Contracting Commissioning and Finance Group for and on behalf of NHS England (Greater Manchester) Written representation should be sent to: [email protected] The key criteria was considered within the award criteria which was laid out in the procurement documents. The existing providers are satisfying the existing contracts and will likely satisfy the proposed new contracts. The providers have been assessed and passed against the relevant 5 key criteria and mandatory requirements. There have been no conflicts of interest identified, and the COI process has complied with NHSE Policy in line with regulation 21. The AAA service annual value after all 24-25 uplifts is £792,120. The three year contract value would therefore be £2,376,360.
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated16 May 2025, 14:10 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateDate of conclusion of the contract · V.2.1 | 13 Mar 1990 | 13 Mar 2025 | +12784 d |
| — | TextShort Description · II.1.4 | INTENTION TO AWARD The aim of the NHS AAA Screening Programme is to reduce AAA-related mortality in service users who are eligible by detecting aneurysms at an early stage, ensuring appropriate surveillance and referral if required, and improving outcomes. This is through the provision of a systematic population-based screening programme for men and individuals assigned male gender at birth during… | The aim of the NHS AAA Screening Programme is to reduce AAA-related mortality in service users who are eligible by detecting aneurysms at an early stage, ensuring appropriate surveillance and referral if required, and improving outcomes. This is through the provision of a systematic population-based screening programme for men and individuals assigned male gender at birth during the year, 1st Apri… | |
| — | DateAward of contract · V.2 | 13 Mar 1990 | 13 Mar 2025 | +12784 d |
| — | TextAdditional information · VI.3 | 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers mu… | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) contract 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 Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has been awarded. The decision maker in this instance was Greater Manchester Screening Immunis… |
2 amendments published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | £2,376,360 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Greater Manchester, East Cheshire and Glossop Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Service · Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 13 Mar 1990
- Value
- £2,376,360
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England (Greater Manchester) Internal Review PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.