Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Community Tier 2 Gynaecology Service on behalf of Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Authority: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Relevant Authority is looking to commission an appropriate provider for a Community Tier 2 Gynaecology Service to provide a long-term transformational solution to the current demand and capacity for gynaecological secondary care services.
The service will provide a non-consultant led, community-based service for assessment, diagnosis and non-surgical treatment for routine benign gynaecological conditions delivered across the entirety of the Lancashire and South Cumbria operational footprint which covers four places:
- Central and West Lancashire
- South Cumbria and North Lancashire
- Blackpool Fylde and Wyre
- East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
To ensure clinical equity, standardised governance, and unfragmented patient care pathways, this service will be procured as a single contract to one single prime provider.
While this contract will be awarded strictly to a single legal entity, this does not exclude collaborative delivery, consortia bids, or subcontracting arrangements.
Organisations may form partnerships or utilise supply chains to deliver localised elements of the service (e.g., specific clinical interventions or geographical coverage). However, the designated Prime Provider will retain absolute, non-divisible accountability for the contract.
The Contract to be offered to the Recommended Bidder at the end of this Procurement is as follows:
The contract term will be for an initial duration of three years, which is intended to run from 1 January 2027 until 31 December 2029 with a two-year contract extension up to 31 December 2031. The total annual contract value is £10,269,408.34 excluding VAT. The maximum total contract value is £10,269,408.34 excluding VAT.
CPV: Health services · Hospital support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£10,269,408
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jun 2026, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 15:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Aug 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065720- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b281Find a Tender
Publisher note: Provider Selection Regime: The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is aware of its transparency obligations under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Please note for those providers expressing interest for these services, this does not guarantee that there will not be a requirement to register for any future provider selection process. This Prior Information Notice is not confirmation that the ICB will take further action, and providers should not rely on any communication to this Prior Information Notice as confirmation that the ICB will proceed further. Furthermore, although the ICB is publishing this Prior Information Notice, it is under no obligation to implement any suggestions from providers. All details provided by the ICB are in draft format, the ICB reserves the right to change/amend any aspect of the requirement prior to any potential future procurement activity. The ICB also reserves the right to discontinue the process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts and reserves the right to award a contract in part or to call for any Market Engagement process. This notice is issued subject to Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Please note that any subsequent contract emanating from this notice will be subject to these Regulations. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 will not apply to any future award. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Prior Information Notice, or attendance at any meetings or events either virtually or in person. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:01 BST
Timeline
3 Jul 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected114 days ago3 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published104 days ago13 Jul 2026, 15:39 BST
- Submission deadline69 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened69 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:01 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jul 2026- Published value updated to £10,269,40813 Jul 2026, 15:39 BSTwas £10,000,000
- Status changed to active13 Jul 2026, 15:39 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Jul 2026, 15:39 BST
- Deadline published: 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST13 Jul 2026, 15:39 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.