Official UK procurement notice
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Services
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of 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 <br/><br/>The scope of the contract is restricted to the treatment of Category 1 critical care patients with HBOT as a result of Gas Embolism or Decompression Illness (in line with NHS England Service Specification and Published Policy) only. <br/><br/>This is confirmation of an award being made in an urgent circumstance due to need for immediate service continuity and patient safety. <br/><br/>The contract term is 12 months, with a commencement date of 15th December 2025.<br/>The value of the contract is £1,700,000
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 16 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2026, 10:28 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003771- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06075cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of 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.<br/><br/>This award was made under an urgent circumstance for a period of 12 months due to the commissioned provider for the area being temporarily unable to accept referrals or treat critically ill patients as set out in the required service specification. An urgent award was necessary to ensure that there is provision in London and South-east on a precautionary and patient safety basis. <br/><br/>The award decision-makers are NHS England London Region and NHS England Specialised Commissioning Senior Management Team.<br/><br/>There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHM Healthcare Ltd (London Hyperbaric Medicine)SME | £1,700,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003771-2026-1 · LHM Healthcare Ltd (London Hyperbaric Medicine)SME
- Signed
- 18 Dec 2025
- Value
- £1,700,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LHM Healthcare Ltd (London Hyperbaric Medicine)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.