Official UK procurement notice
Health Visitor Service (Midlands)
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS England (referred to as the Commissioner) awarded a contract to Nottingham CityCare Partnership Community Interest Company in East Midlands [Lot 1] and Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in West Midlands [Lot 2] for the provision of Health Visiting Services following a robust Most Suitable Provider Process
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1This is an Intention to Award Notice to award using the Most Suitable Provider Process…Cancelled East Midlands
This is an Intention to Award Notice to award using the Most Suitable Provider Process for Health Visitor Services. <br/><br/>The value for the East Midlands (lot 1) which is being awarded to Nottingham CityCare Partnership Community Interest Company is £125,892 for the period 01 March 2026 to 31 October 2026. <br/><br/>The contract will be for a period of 8 months 01 March 2026 to 31 October 2026. The pilot may be extended to the end of the financial year subject to confirmation from the Commissioner and additional national funding being made available.<br/><br/>This is a new service. The provider is an established Health Visiting Service provider within their locality but will be newly contracted to provide this service.
Lot #2This is an Intention to Award Notice to award using the Most Suitable Provider Process…Cancelled West Midlands
This is an Intention to Award Notice to award using the Most Suitable Provider Process for Health Visiting Services.<br/><br/>The value for the West Midlands (lot 2) which is being awarded to Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is £64,564 for the period 01 March 2026 to 31 October 2026.<br/><br/>The contract will be for a period of 8 months 01 March 2026 to 31 October 2026. The pilot may be extended to the end of the financial year subject to confirmation from the Commissioner and additional national funding being made available.<br/><br/>This is a new service. The provider is an established Health Visiting Service provider within their locality but will be newly contracted to provide this service.
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
- 27 Nov 2025, 12:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2026, 13:18 BST
- Authority reference
C402443- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044353- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea13Find 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) 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 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 the relevant authority by midnight on the 20 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been 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 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 the relevant authority by midnight on the 20 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations need to be sent via the Atamis e-tendering portal, Project Reference: C402443 – Health Visitor MSP for NHSE (Midlands).<br/><br/>The decision makers for this process were the Vaccination Governance Group (VGG) and the outcome was approved on the 09 February 2026. <br/><br/>The commissioning panel consisted of<br/>Head of Vaccination Commissioning & Operations West Midlands, NHSE <br/>Public Health Contract Manager, NHSE<br/>Pharmacy Programme Manager, NHSE<br/>Head of Immunisation (East Midlands), NHSE<br/>Senior Vaccination Manager, NHSE<br/>Screening and Immunisation Coordinator, NHSE<br/>Immunisation Coordinator, NHSE<br/>Senior Commissioning Manager, NHSE<br/>Vaccination Lead (Public Health Consultant) <br/><br/>The providers met all requirements of the Basic Selection Criteria.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria was formulated based on the needs of the service and prioritised as follows: <br/>(1) Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice [45.00%]<br/>(2) Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability [40.00%]<br/>(3) Social Value [10.00%]<br/>(4) Quality & Innovation [5.00%]<br/>(5) Value [Pass/Fail]<br/><br/>The providers were deemed the most capable following consideration against the specified key criteria. The identified Providers met all requirements of the Key Criteria as part of the process undertaken. Overall, taking all criteria (Basic Selection and Key Criteria) into account, the selected providers were deemed the Most Suitable Providers for their localities and lot.<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified as part of the process.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Jan 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 2 dates- Next notice expected282 days ago19 Jan 2026
- Notice published166 days ago14 May 2026, 13:18 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026- Status changed to complete9 Feb 2026, 16:25 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Feb 2026, 16:25 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextV1.3 | 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 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 ma… | 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process.Lot 1 – East Midlands – awa… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot2 awards | |||
| Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC | £125,892 † | — | Awarded |
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS trust | £64,564 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011540-2026-1 · Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC
- Signed
- 9 Feb 2026
- Value
- £125,892
- Status
- active
Contract 011540-2026-2 · Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS trust
- Signed
- 9 Feb 2026
- Value
- £64,564
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Nottingham CityCare Partnership CICAwarded supplier
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS trustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.