Official UK procurement notice
Minor Illness and Injuries Service in Wirral
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe community urgent care service, working collaboratively across the wider health and social care community will ensure that an integrated approach will maximise its resources safely, effectively and efficiently. These services will support the delivery of services over a wider timescale than currently in the community and will contribute to reducing demand on secondary care. Providers of this service will work collaboratively with each other to ensure there is a consistent patient experience in terms of procedures, protocols and outcomes.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place intend to award a 1 year contract via…Awarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place intend to award a 1 year contract via Direct Award C to incumbent provider to deliver a Minor Illness and Injuries Service in Wirral. The contract will start on the 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and has an annual contract value of £560,000.
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
- 16 Mar 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 May 2026, 16:21 BST
- Authority reference
26-27-QYG-12F-N85625-MISU-Con- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041199- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066aa5Find 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 withing 8 working days. 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. On the 12th January 2026 the Director of Finance approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy. The following criteria informed the decision: Social Value: 10% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10% Value: 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 10% Quality and innovation: 50% Representations by providers must be made to [email protected] within 8 working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - Wirral Place have awarded a 1 year contract via Direct Award C to the incumbent provider to deliver a Minor Illness and Injuries Service in Wirral. The contract will start on the 1st April 2026, expire on 31st March 2027 and has an annual contract value of £560,000.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam Primary Care Group | £560,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Minor Illness and Injuries service in Wirral · Miriam Primary Care Group
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2026
- Value
- £560,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Miriam Primary Care GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.