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Published 26 Mar 2024, 13:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Lead Employer Service for GP & PH

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£3,170,800published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Mar 2024no call for competition
Awarded to MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHST TRUST, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Nov 2025 · starts 1 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the delivery of Lead Employer Service for all GP & PH Trainees.<br/><br/>atamis-1928.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a… ↗

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1ExtensionAwarded 2 yrs
Contract period: 1 Dec 2023 – 30 Nov 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK

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
26 Mar 2024, 13:54 GMT
Last source update
26 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
Authority reference
C248096
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077105
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044cf6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This award was made in line with NHS Englands commercial policy

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
—

Timeline

1 Dec 2023 → 26 Nov 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2023
  2. Notice published330 days ago
    26 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    26 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £3,170,8001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 24 Mar 2024

Contracts

  • Contract 009814-2024-1 · MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHST TRUST

    Signed
    24 Mar 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Nov 2025
    Status
    active
  • Provision of Lead Employer Service for GP & PH · Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    Signed
    24 Mar 2024
    Value
    £3,170,800
    Period
    1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change Extend for 12 months, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: to fulfil the immediate need for an employer, while a longer-term, national project is undertaken to consolidate WT&E demand for lead employer services and establish a best practice mode.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic0—£736,250 – £1,472,500

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 7-8 Wellington Place, Leeds, UK, LS1 4APContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.