Official UK procurement notice
North Nottinghamshire Specialist Wheelchair Service for Children, Young People and Adults on behalf of NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board
Authority: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board have undertaken a Competitive Process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the North Nottinghamshire Specialist Wheelchair Service for Children, Young People and Adults.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£6,199,360
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 40%
- Value: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 16%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice Service Sustainability: 24%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 40%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 16%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice Service Sustainability: 24%
- Social Value: 10%
- Value: 10%
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Jul 2025, 12:18 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C402212- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037363- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563bdFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.<br/><br/>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 the relevant authority by 23:59 on the 7th May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected]<br/><br/>Award decision-makers: The award decision has been made by Chief Executive of the NHS Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB cluster on the 1st April 2026.<br/><br/>Conflicts of Interest: 2 perceived Conflicts of Interest were identified throughout the process.<br/>Due to the nature of the perceived conflicts, the mitigation provided and the robust open, fair and transparent procurement process being undertaken, it was agreed with the ICB that no further action was required at the time. The planned mitigation measure was to remove panel members from the procurement and evaluation processes if the perceived conflicts of interest became actual. However, this did not materialise, and panel member was able to continue with their role on the procurement.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £6,199,352.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria used and weighted by the authority were as follows:<br/>• Quality and Innovation: 40.00%<br/>• Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 16.00%<br/>• Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating Choice: 24%<br/>• Social Value: 10.00% <br/>• Value: 10.00%<br/><br/>The rationale for this was based on the detailed list of all requirements according to the specification and requirements of the integrated care system.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 21 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Sept 2025 → 24 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected395 days ago29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened295 days ago7 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline281 days ago21 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published188 days ago24 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025- Published value updated to £6,199,36019 Nov 2025, 15:30 GMTwas £1
- Status changed to active19 Nov 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Nov 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT19 Nov 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Deadline moved to 21 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT19 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMT+14 days · was 7 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete24 Apr 2026, 09:03 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2.1 | 7 Jan 2026 | 21 Jan 2026 | +14 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Auto Engineering Ltd t/a Ross Care | £6,199,352 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037363-2026-1 · Ross Auto Engineering Ltd t/a Ross Care
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £6,199,352
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ross Auto Engineering Limited (trading as Ross Care)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.