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Published 27 Nov 2025, 12:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Health Visitor Service (Midlands)

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

2 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Published estimate£214,262total for 2 lots
Awarded 9 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS trust2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NHS 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 lot
Lot #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.

Delivery: East Midlands · Nottingham City
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.

Delivery: West Midlands · Sandwell

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)
Health services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
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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

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
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Timeline

19 Jan 2026 → 14 May 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Next notice expected282 days ago
    19 Jan 2026
  2. Notice published166 days ago
    14 May 2026, 13:18 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Feb 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Feb 2026, 16:25 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    9 Feb 2026, 16:25 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextV1.3This 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
Awards 2
Awarded value £190,4562 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC£125,892 †—Awarded
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS trust£64,564 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.