Substance Misuse (Seasonal flu)

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-07785f
Creator: NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST (Lancashire and South Cumbria)
Published: 2026-09-23T10:14:57.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST (Lancashire and South Cumbria) (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD1)

Awarded value£8,960published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Waythrough

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The main contract for Substance Misuse Services services is commissioned by Local Authorities. S7A vaccination and screening contracts align to substance misuse and integrated sexual health services who are directly commissioned by local authority and can only be delivered by the existing commissioned providers.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023Awarded

The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A 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. The lifetime value of the contract is £8,960. The contract, as per national guidance, is paid on an activity-based tariff of £10.06. Item of service plus vaccine cost estimated at £19.80. National uplifts apply. Contract Start Date: 1st October 2026 Contract End Date: 30th September 2032 This is an existing service. This i…

Delivery: North West

Extensions: An option to extend for a further 4 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 23 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST
Last source update: 23 Sept 2026, 11:14 BST
Authority reference: NHSE1118
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07785f

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The relevant authority intends to award this contract under the Direct Award Process A 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.

Publisher note: The relevant authority has awarded this contract under the Direct Award Process A 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. Details of group making decisions: NW Public Health Commissioning Formal SLT There were no conflicts of interests identified.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £8,9601 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 8 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Waythrough	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 090025-2026-NHSE1118-1 · Waythrough
Signed
8 Sept 2026
Value
£8,960
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS ENGLAND NORTH WEST (Lancashire and South Cumbria)

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: Q84 2ND FLOOR PRESTON BUSINESS CENTRE, WATLING STREET ROAD, PRESTON, North West, PR2 8DY

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WaythroughAwarded supplierGB-COH: 1820492 Inspiration House, Unit 22, Bowburn North Industrial Estate, Durham, North West, DH6 5PF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.