Official UK procurement notice
Northumberland Acute Respiratory Infection Service (Winter Pressures)
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing market engagement (2025/S 000-072431) and the published Expressions of Interest notice period (2026/S 000-056419), and subsequent assessment, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to award a contract for short term Acute Respiratory Infection services in response to winter pressures for Northumberland.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (1)
- Agreement to the financial envelope: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Agreement to the financial envelope: 100
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 11:02 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 16:20 BST
- Authority reference
NENC044c- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079167- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cbb0Find 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 28 July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Representations/Queries related to this notice should be sent to [email protected]. - NENC ICB Executive Committee approved the MSP process (where appropriate) for the procurement of future ARI Hubs in July 2025; - The MSP process was completed with the assessment of the PSR 2023 5 Key Criteria as outlined in this transparency notice; - No perceived or actual conflicts of interest were raised during this MSP process.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | 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. Following the observed standstill period, this contract has now been formally awarded using the Mo… | 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. Following the observed standstill period, this contract has now been formally awarded using the Mo… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland GP Collaborative Ltd.SMENorthumberland ARI Services (Winter Pressures) | £660,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Northumberland ARI Services (Winter Pressures) · Northumberland GP Collaborative Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2026
- Value
- £660,000
- 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- Northumberland GP Collaborative Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.