Official UK procurement notice
Orthotic Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere has been much improvement to the CWP biomechanical podiatry service waiting list with the collaboration with Peacocks and the previous waits of over 600 patients have significantly reduced.
CWP wish to extend the coloration with Peacock as part of the biomechanical pathway to continue to run shared clinics designed to address the backlog and manage ongoing referrals.
Peacocks is an existing provider in Cheshire West and has established IT and clinical connections within the system and has been working effectively as part of the CWP pathway.
CPV: Orthotic services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1CWP intends to extend its collaboration with Peacocks Medical Group to continue to run…Awarded
CWP intends to extend its collaboration with Peacocks Medical Group to continue to run shared clinics designed to address the backlog and manage ongoing referrals
- Peacocks is a private limited company registered in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK established in 1956 with a long history in the healthcare sector, in the provision of orthotics
- Peacocks Annual Report Year (end 2023) indicated growth with a 16% revenue increase year on year, driven by new contracts and increase supply
- Peacocks deploys HCPC-registered clinicians providing evidence-based assessments integrated, with strong clinical governance, high patient satisfaction (>90%).
- Peacocks is an existing provider in Cheshire West
- Peacocks has an existing Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust and is a provider within biomechanical pathway
- Peacocks has established IT and clinical connections within the system.
- Implementation will be expedited
- A seamless transition for the patient from referral to treatment
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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 22nd April 2026 to [email protected].
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under Direct Award C. There has been no substantial change to the nature or cost of the service delivered.
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard with the weighting 100
Approximate Lifetime Value of the Contract - £16,120
The Service is intended to be provided; 01/04/2026 to 30/09/2026
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 10 Apr 2026, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 08:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036872- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f93Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 22nd April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
On the 18th March 2026, Neighbourhoods Care Group approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy.
The following criteria informed the decision:
Quality and innovation: 30%
Value: 30%
Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20%
Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 10%
Social Value: 10%
Representations by providers must be made to [email protected] by 22nd April 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextIV.1.1 | — | 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 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C on 23rd April 2026. 01/04/2026 to 30/09… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacocks Medical Group LimitedSME | £16,120 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 032646-2026-1 · Peacocks Medical Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2026
- Value
- £16,120
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Peacocks Medical Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.