Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Sports Exercise Medicine Services
Authority: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of a musculoskeletal Doctor service for patients presenting undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
The Doctors provide a point of escalation, alongside supporting assessments and management of complex musculoskeletal presentations, multi-disciplinary case discussions, supervision and supporting service governance in addition to delivering ultrasound-guided injections and prescribing medications. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 04/07/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
CPV: Physiotherapy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 23 Jun 2025, 13:24 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2025, 15:30 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040111- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0551beFind 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 under Direct Award Process C. 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 04/07/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 04/07/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Healthcare Services (PSR) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded as of 07/07/2025 using Direct Award Process C.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey Sports Medicine LtdSME | £483,750 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034392-2025-1 · Mersey Sports Medicine LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2025
- Value
- £483,750
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mersey Sports Medicine LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.