Official UK procurement notice
NENC ICB Integrated Remote Talking Therapies
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award.
This is an urgent award for additional remote NHS Talking Therapies treatment capacity across the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Integrated Care Board footprint through a digitally enabled service model. The service will support existing NHS Talking Therapies providers by reducing waiting list pressures, increasing treatment capacity, improving access for underserved groups, and supporting delivery of the NHS England recovery plan.
An Urgent Award has been put in place to allow for the safe continuance of services while market engagement to help inform future service scoping and procurement is planned.
Contract period: 01 October 2026 - 30 September 2027
Contract Value: £1,000,000
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 5 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074328- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dcc2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
In accordance with the PSR 2023 regulations and guidance.
Publisher note: 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The Integrated Mental Health and All Age continuing Care Sub-Committee made the decision for urgent award to Dr Julian Medical Group on 21 July 2026. There were no conflicts of interest identified among the sub-committee or commissioning and procurement lead.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Julian Medical Group LtdSME | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
NENC ICB Integrated Remote Talking Therapies · Dr Julian Medical Group LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NENC ICB Independent Review PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dr Julian Medical GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.