Official UK procurement notice
Specialised Commissioning Acute Contract- North West
Authority: NHS England (Central government)
What is being bought13 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAcute contracts for Specialised Commissioning Services across the North West region.
CPV: Health services
Lots and requirements (13)Procurement structure
13 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1ACE CENTRECancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £4,695,459.40.
Lot #2MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £5,107.50
Lot #3BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £26,608.03
Lot #4BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £14,709.60
Lot #5COUNTESS OF CHESTERCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £106,252.34
Lot #6EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £17,430.88.
Lot #7LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £576,439.60
Lot #8MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £20,917.26
Lot #9NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £6,000,000.00.
Lot #10NORTHERN CARE ALLIANCE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (FORMALLY SALFORD)Cancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £3,486.38.
Lot #11UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £49,969.74.
Lot #12WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £17,465.61.
Lot #13WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTCancelled
An award has been made following Direct Award Process A in line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The service started on 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £56,054.81.
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
- 30 Apr 2025, 17:08 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 17:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018178- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ab8Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below<br/>
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:<br/>
- absence of competition for technical reasons<br/><br/>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, using Direct Award Process A. Under these regulations, where there is an existing provider of the service, and the service can only be delivered by that provider, no other process can be used.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice.<br/><br/>This contract has been awarded under 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.<br/><br/>The decision makers for this process were the NHS England’s National Commissioning<br/>Group.<br/>There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot10 awards | |||
| ACE CENTRE | £4,695,459 † | — | Awarded |
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | £3,486 † | — | Awarded |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust | £49,970 † | — | Awarded |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £17,466 † | — | Awarded |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust | £56,055 † | — | Awarded |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | £5,108 † | — | Awarded |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £26,608 † | — | Awarded |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust | £14,710 † | — | Awarded |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | £106,252 † | — | Awarded |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | £17,431 † | — | Awarded |
3 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 018178-2025-1 · ACE CENTRE
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,695,459
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-10 · Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £3,486
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-11 · University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £49,970
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-12 · Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £17,466
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-13 · Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £56,055
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-2 · Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £5,108
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-3 · Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £26,608
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-4 · Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £14,710
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-5 · Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £106,252
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-6 · East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £17,431
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-7
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £576,440
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-8
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £20,917
- Status
- active
Contract 018178-2025-9
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £6,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
13 commercial parties on the notice- ACE CENTREAwarded supplier
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Bolton NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- NHS Blood and TransplantAwarded supplier
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Show 3 more suppliers
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST.Awarded supplier
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.