Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 6 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Liaison & Diversion Services in Lincolnshire

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£3,427,257published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Liaison and Diversion services in Lincolnshire.

CPV: Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS England commissioners are intending to award a contract to an existing provider…Awarded

NHS England commissioners are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following a Direct Award process C. The lifetime value of the contract is £3,427,257. The services are required to be provided from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2028 with an option to extend for a further period of 1 year up to 31/03/2029.

Delivery: East Midlands

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
6 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
Last source update
6 Feb 2026, 13:53 GMT
Authority reference
AG25008
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010971
Classification (CPV)
Miscellaneous health services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF30)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064a23 Find 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight on 18/02/2026. 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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 18/02/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent via the messaging area on the the Arden & GEM CSU Atamis (Health Family) e-tendering portal:<br/><br/>https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome<br/> <br/>Reference C422032<br/><br/>The decision to award this contract was made by NHS England Regional Commissioning Group. There were no Conflicts of Interest.<br/><br/>The key criteria that NHS England commissioners used in the decision making process and the importance to delivery of the service was;<br/><br/>Quality and Innovation - The current service is of a high quality, this is evidenced in the Quality schedule, this level of quality will continue in the new contract. Innovation is evidenced in the current contract and initiatives are in place to enable this innovation to continue in the new contract.<br/>Value - The provider demonstrated value for money. The contract value was benchmarked against similar contracts and the new contract is considered value for money.<br/>Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - The service is embedded into the local systems which enables patients to access any necessary onwards support this will continue in the new contract. There is good stakeholder engagement which will continue. The service demonstrates sustainability and will continue to do so.<br/>Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - The service improves access for this client group to NHS services, this will continue in the new contract.<br/>Social Value - The provider has demonstrated an understanding of Social Value requirements and commissioners were satisfied this will continue in the new contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,427,2571 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust£3,427,257 †—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, South East, SE1 8UGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.Review contact point London
  • Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.