Official UK procurement notice
Minor Injury Unit (MIU) services
Authority: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the service is to provide evidence based minor injuries care that optimises health and wellbeing and reduces the impact of ill health, whilst reducing pressure on both emergency and Urgent Care services.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Minor Injury Services provide highly responsive, effective, and personalised services…Awarded
Minor Injury Services provide highly responsive, effective, and personalised services outside of hospital for the patient with urgent but non-life-threatening needs. These services deliver care as close to people's homes as possible, minimising disruption and inconvenience for the patient and their families and relieving pressure on emergency care services.
The service is delivered from two locations: Melton Mowbray and Market Harborough.
The ICB is intending to award two contracts to the existing providers following Direct Award Process C, where the existing providers are satisfying the existing contracts and will likely satisfy the proposed new contracts, and the contracts are not changing considerably.
The contracts are zero-based contract paid on a cost and volume basis with tiered volumes, as described below:
CAT 1: £21.11
CAT 2: £21.11
CAT 3: £48.17
CAT 4: £96.35
The contracts will be awarded with a duration of three years, the dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2029.
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
- 11 Mar 2026, 15:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 17:37 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042743- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06677dFind 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.
Representations by providers must be made to NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB by 23March 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 the 23rd of March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Email address where written representations should be sent: [email protected] Details of the award decision-makers: NHS LNR ICB cluster Committees Meeting in Common for Finance and Contracting 03 March 2026. Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: - No conflicts were declared. The Contracting Authority has assessed the providers' suitability and technical / professional ability to pursue this service based on their current activities and performance. The providers' economic and financial standing has been considered in proportion to the financial risk of a zero-based contract. Relative importance and rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: Key criteria 1. Quality and innovation: The providers offer safe and effective services and meet the ICB's quality and safety requirements. Key criteria 2. Value: This service offers value financially and to the local healthcare community as patients continue to access services within a primary care setting, which reduces demand on more costly services. Key criteria 3. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: The service provision is consistent with NICE clinical guidelines and local integrated (primary, community and secondary) care pathways for treatment and management of minor injuries. Early treatment and intervention improves health outcomes for patients and reduces demand for other invasive secondary care interventions Key criteria 4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: Walk-in service available to patients registered with an LLR GP Practice (no appointment required). Providing care in a local environment/setting allows patients to receive care in a timely manner and reduces demand for emergency services. Key criteria 5. Social value: Services are offered without delay, reducing the need for patients to travel to an emergency department. The care pathway includes review and treatment in a primary care setting. This further contributes to timely interventions which minimise the impact on patient's lives. The providers maintain employment of local people to deliver the MIU services.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated8 May 2026, 17:37 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextVI.3 | — | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. For the avoidance of doubt, LLR ICB is publishing this notice as a Confirmation of Award for the Contract for M… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Harborough Medical Centre | £1 † | — | Awarded |
| Latham House Medical PracticeSME | £1 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021898-2026-1 · Market Harborough Medical Centre
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Contract 021898-2026-2 · Latham House Medical PracticeSME
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Latham House Medical PracticeAwarded supplier
- Market Harborough Medical CentreAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.