Official UK procurement notice
Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Services in Merton
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOn the 24th June 2026, The Authority published an Intention to Award Notice following The Most Suitable Provider (MSP) Process as defined by the Provider Selection Regime of the Health Care Services Regulations 2023.
A standstill period was subsequently observed, and concluded on the 6th July 2026.
The London Borough of Merton (The Council) hereby confirms the award of contracts for the specialist LARC service which will ensure that a full range of contraceptive options are available to women locally in addition to the routine contraception which is part of the GP core service.
An Intention of Approach notice was published via Find a Tender service on 24th June 2026 (notice identifier: 2026/S 000-059184 ).
Contracts are hereby awarded to 22 GP practices within the London Borough of Merton. The contracts will run for an initial term of 4 years and 9 months. The total contract value across the provision is £695,486.
Award decision makers: Executive Director for Adult Social Care, Integrated Care & Public Health, in consultation with the Lead Member for Health & Social Care
CPV: Health and social work 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 May 2026, 14:19 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
- Authority reference
DN814979- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066917- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06926eFind 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) contract award notice. The awarding of the contracts are 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 has been observed following publication of intention to award notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
25 Jun 2026 → 15 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Next notice expected118 days ago25 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published97 days ago15 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2026- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2026, 08:30 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jun 2026, 08:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Road SurgerySME, Cricket Green Medical CentreSME, Grand Drive SurgerySME, Lambton Road Medical CentreSME, Nelson Medical CentreSME, Tamworth House Medical CentreSME +16 morejoint award | £695,486 † | — | Awarded |
| Alexandra Road SurgerySME, Cricket Green Medical CentreSME, Francis Grove SurgerySME, Grand Drive SurgerySME, Lambton Road Medical CentreSME, Nelson Medical CentreSME +16 morejoint award | £695,486 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 066917-2026-1 · Alexandra Road SurgerySME, Cricket Green Medical CentreSME, Francis Grove SurgerySME, Grand Drive SurgerySME, Lambton Road Medical CentreSME, Nelson Medical CentreSME +16 more
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2026
- Value
- £695,486
- Status
- active
Contract 059184-2026-1 · Alexandra Road SurgerySME, Cricket Green Medical CentreSME, Grand Drive SurgerySME, Lambton Road Medical CentreSME, Nelson Medical CentreSME, Tamworth House Medical CentreSME +16 more
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Value
- £695,486
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
25 commercial parties on the notice- Alexandra Road SurgeryAwarded supplier
- Central Medical CenreAwarded supplier
- Central Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Colliers Wood SurgeryAwarded supplier
- Cricket Green Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Faccini HouseAwarded supplier
- Faccini House SurgeryAwarded supplier
- Figges Marsh SurgeryAwarded supplier
- Francis Grove SurgeryAwarded supplier
- Grand Drive SurgeryAwarded supplier
Show 15 more suppliers
- Lambton Road Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Merton Medical PracticeAwarded supplier
- Mitcham Family PracticeAwarded supplier
- Mitcham and Tooting HealthAwarded supplier
- Morden Hall Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Nelson Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Ravensbury Park Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Riverhouse Medical PracticeAwarded supplier
- Tamworth House Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Vineyard Hill Road SurgeryAwarded supplier
- West Barnes SurgeryAwarded supplier
- Wide Way Medical CentreAwarded supplier
- Wimbledon Medical PracticeAwarded supplier
- Wimbledon Village SurgeryAwarded supplier
- Wimbleon Village SurgeryAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.