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# NHS England ICF Framework - NHS Increasing Capacity Framework Reference number:41574

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-england-icf-framework-nhs-increasing-capacity-framework-reference-number-41574-ocds-h6vhtk-02ab61). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name“NHSEngland”): "NHS England ICF Framework - NHS Increasing Capacity Framework Reference number:41574". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name“NHSEngland”)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-national-health-service-commissioning-board-which-uses-t-GB-FTS-14587)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ab61`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nhs-england-icf-framework-nhs-increasing-capacity-framework-reference-number-41574-ocds-h6vhtk-02ab61#tl-md)

## Description
The National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name “NHS England”) has established a framework for clinical services titled Increasing Capacity Framework (ICF) under the light touch regime, and has entered into a framework agreement with each provider appointed to the ICF.
NHS England intends to enter into a variation of each framework agreement to introduce a quarterly process through which each provider may request changes to the services that they offer to customers under its framework agreement and the sites at which services may be provided under that framework agreement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name “NHS England”) has established a framework for clinical services titled Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement (ICF) under the light touch regime.
NHS England has previ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NHS England ICF Framework Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `009200-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **18 week Support Limited, 4ways Healthcare Limited, A Nigam Limited (+87 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-11880370`, `GB-COH-04785250`, `GB-FTS-14590`, `GB-COH-2128897`, `GB-FTS-56660`, `GB-COH-07413728`, `GB-COH:8793241`, `GB-FTS-14594`, `GB-FTS-56659`, `GB-FTS-14596`, `GB-COH-05008328`, `GB-FTS-38873`, `GB-FTS-14599`, `GB-FTS-14600`, `GB-FTS-14601`, `GB-FTS-14602`, `GB-FTS-14603`, `GB-COH-06517384`, `GB-FTS-54968`, `GB-COH:4724733`, `GB-COH-06896144`, `GB-FTS-14609`, `GB-FTS-162777`, `GB-FTS-186818`, `GB-FTS-14612`, `GB-COH-05190234`, `GB-FTS-14613`, `GB-FTS-172349`, `GB-FTS-14617`, `GB-FTS-125972`, `GB-FTS-14619`, `GB-FTS-14620`, `GB-FTS-115278`, `GB-FTS-181842`, `GB-FTS-28709`, `GB-FTS-143317`, `GB-FTS-173989`, `GB-FTS-177876`, `GB-FTS-14625`, `GB-FTS-148123`, `GB-COH:06228910`, `GB-COH-11851997`, `GB-COH-OC422179`, `GB-FTS-146511`, `GB-FTS-125653`, `GB-FTS-14634`, `GB-FTS-38580`, `GB-COH-07751362`, `GB-FTS-14637`, `GB-FTS-56664`, `GB-FTS-169422`, `GB-COH-05846041`, `GB-COH-5478605`, `GB-FTS-185192`, `GB-COH-09567067`, `GB-FTS-93142`, `GB-FTS-14645`, `GB-FTS-14646`, `GB-COH-06722353`, `GB-FTS-106576`, `GB-FTS-184418`, `GB-FTS-185185`, `GB-FTS-38924`, `GB-FTS-14654`, `GB-FTS-181985`, `GB-FTS-63365`, `GB-FTS-14653`, `GB-COH-04078501`, `GB-FTS-14657`, `GB-COH-06644293`, `GB-COH-35965`, `GB-COH-01721624`, `GB-FTS-14661`, `GB-FTS-55568`, `GB-FTS-138008`, `GB-FTS-60168`, `GB-FTS-167720`, `GB-FTS-14665`, `GB-FTS-181681`, `GB-FTS-14667`, `GB-FTS-14669`, `GB-FTS-14670`, `GB-FTS-14671`, `GB-FTS-14672`, `GB-FTS-185947`, `GB-FTS-14674`, `GB-FTS-14675`, `GB-FTS-186944`, `GB-FTS-140740`
  - Value: £10,000,000,000 † (exc. VAT); very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** NHS England ICF Framework Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,000,000,000
  - Signed Date: 20/11/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009200-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-28T20:21:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:50:45.395Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ab61