Official UK procurement notice
Insourced elective theatre capacity
Authority: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionadditional consultant led capacity to carry out elective procedures in T and O , Urology, Plastics and general surgery
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The aim of the subcontracted services is to provide additional elective clinical…Awarded
The aim of the subcontracted services is to provide additional elective clinical capacity across Trauma and Orthopaedics, Urology, Plastics and General Surgery on an as and when required basis, in order to support the Head Provider's elective recovery programme, reduce waiting lists and improve timely access to care for patients who have chosen Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as their provider.
The subcontractor will deliver safe, effective and high-quality clinical services in accordance with agreed clinical pathways, applicable Trust policies, NHS Standard Contract requirements and relevant professional standards. Services will be delivered by appropriately qualified, competent and registered clinical staff, with appropriate clinical governance, information governance, safeguarding and escalation arrangements in place.
The desired outcomes are to increase elective activity, reduce the number of patients waiting for treatment, support reduction in long-waiting patients, maintain safe clinical outcomes, improve patient experience, and ensure accurate and timely reporting of activity, quality and performance information to the Head Provider for contract management, commissioner reporting and assurance purposes.
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
- 6 Aug 2026, 16:02 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 16:02 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074925- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de42Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
Current provider contract awarded under direct award C of PSR regulations. The new contract value satisfies the PSR criteria.
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority within 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority to the email address provided. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens Independent Medical Clinic LLPSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Insourced Elective Theatre capacity · St Helens Independent Medical Clinic LLPSME
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The aim of the subcontracted services is to provide additional elective clinical… | 1bids · 0 electronic | 1 | — | £1,500,000 – £2,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £1,500,000 – £2,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel (IPCPP), established by NHS England.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- St Helens Independent Medical Clinic LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.