Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Lead Employer Service for GP & PH
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
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 descriptionContract 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 publishedLot #1ExtensionAwarded
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044cf6Find 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- Contract starts1 Dec 2023
- Notice published330 days ago26 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated26 Nov 2025, 10:13 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £3,170,8001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 24 Mar 2024
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHST TRUST | — | — | Awarded |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | £3,170,800 † | — | Awarded |
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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | £736,250 – £1,472,500 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- MERSEY AND WEST LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHST TRUSTAwarded supplier
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.