NHS Acute Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK2)

Awarded value£680,700,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The services to be provided for under this contract are NHS Acute Services<br/>The contract award has been made following the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process A. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £680,700,000 (including the extension option). The contract term runs from 01 April 2026 until 31 March 2028 with a 12 month extension option).

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

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: 8 Apr 2026, 12:03 BST
Last source update: 8 Apr 2026, 12:03 BST
Authority reference: C437097/QVV/RBD/PSRA/26
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-031869
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067dce Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Awarded under Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process A

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 Procurement Act Regulations 2023 do not apply to this award. <br/><br/>The decision to award this contract was made by relevant decision makers under the organisation's Standing Financial Instructions. Two declarations of interest were identified or made during the award process. These were mitigated by the people making the declarations remaining in the Board meeting and participating in discussions but being excluded from the decision making.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £680,700,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	£680,700,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 031869-2026-1 · Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
16 Dec 2025
Value
£680,700,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNHS BodyHealth Vespasian House, Barrack Road, Dorchester, South West, DT1 1TGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS EnglandReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier00952310 Williams Avenue, Dorset, UK, DT1 2JYContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.