Official UK procurement notice
NHS LLR & Northamptonshire ICBs - Lung Cancer Screening (MECSS Framework)
Authority: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of an end-to-end Lung Cancer Screening Programme across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire. The service includes participant identification and invitation, lung health checks, low dose CT scanning, image reporting, surveillance activity and associated pathway management for eligible current and former smokers aged 55 to 74 years.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) and…Awarded
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) and Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (NICB) intend to award a contract for the delivery of an end-to-end Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) Programme for eligible populations across LLR and Northamptonshire.<br/>The service will deliver a community-based lung cancer screening pathway for eligible residents aged 55 to 74 years who are current or former smokers. The provider will be responsible for the full programme pathway, including participant identification and invitation, telephone risk assessment and triage, lung health checks, low dose CT (LDCT) scanning, image reporting, management of screening outcomes and surveillance activity in accordance with national Lung Cancer Screening protocols and quality standards.<br/>Services will be delivered primarily through mobile community facilities located across LLR and Northamptonshire to maximise accessibility and reduce health inequalities. The provider will work collaboratively with primary care, acute trusts and other partners to support early diagnosis of lung cancer, improve participant experience and increase early-stage cancer detection. <br/><br/>The contract term is anticipated to be four years commencing October 2026 - 2 years plus 2 years extension. Additional information: ‘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. <br/><br/>The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. <br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12 August 2026 Representations can only be made by providers party to the framework agreement. <br/><br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- “NHS LLR & Northamptonshire ICBs - Lung Cancer Screening (MECSS…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 31 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 16:43 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072893- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d940Find a Tender
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.<br/><br/>The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12/08/2026. Representations can only be made by providers party to the framework agreement. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Email address where written representations should be sent: [email protected]<br/><br/>- Details of the award decision-makers: Joint Executive Team 22nd July 2026<br/><br/>- Any declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals making the decision and how these were managed: None declared.<br/><br/>- Relative importance of the key criteria that the relevant authority used to make a decision, the rationale for the relative importance of the key criteria, and the rationale for choosing the provider with reference to the key criteria: The key criteria were weighted to reflect the requirement for a provider capable of delivering a complex, end-to-end Lung Cancer Screening service, including mobilisation, pathway management, clinical governance, integration across multiple organisations and the reduction of health inequalities. Greater weighting was therefore given to Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability (28%), Quality and Innovation (24%) and Value (20%), reflecting their importance to the successful delivery of the service, whilst Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice (18%) and Social Value (10%) remained important considerations within the overall evaluation.<br/><br/>The successful provider achieved the highest overall score across the published key criteria. In relation to Quality and Innovation, the provider demonstrated robust governance arrangements, strong patient safety processes, effective risk management and established quality improvement approaches.<br/><br/>In relation to Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability, the provider demonstrated a comprehensive delivery model, clear accountability as lead provider, strong mobilisation arrangements, effective interoperability solutions and established experience of managing complex screening pathways.<br/><br/>In relation to Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice, the provider demonstrated a mature and evidence-based approach to reducing health inequalities, supported by community engagement, population health intelligence and targeted interventions designed to improve participation amongst underserved groups.<br/><br/>In relation to Social Value, the provider demonstrated clear commitments to workforce development, community benefit and environmental sustainability, supported by measurable delivery arrangements.<br/><br/>In relation to Value, the provider submitted a competitive financial model and achieved the highest overall evaluated score when quality and price were considered in accordance with the published methodology.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 072893-2026-1
- Signed
- 22 Jul 2026
- Value
- £19,176,312
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- InHealth LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.