Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Enhanced Virtual Care Project
Authority: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust sought to procure Enhanced Virtual Care Services.<br/><br/>The Service provides digitally enabled proactive care for people with complex long-term conditions who are at increased risk of deterioration and avoidable admission. A third party is sought to help deliver remote monitoring, structured clinical triage, personalised care planning, health coaching and medicines optimisation, with agreed escalation routes into primary, community, virtual ward and acute services.<br/><br/>The Authority intends to award a contract, following a Competitive Process, in accordance with The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (“PSR 2023”). For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£12,000,000
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
- 29 May 2026, 15:53 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 09:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Jun 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069440- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a933Find 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. 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 3rd March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of 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. <br/><br/>The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. <br/><br/>Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight, 3rd August 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Decision-makers:<br/>Denis Enright - Director of Neighbourhood Health, Royal Free London NHS Trust<br/>Tara Sood - National Specialty Advisor, Urgent and Emergency Care<br/>Azhar Choudhury - Senior Management Accountant<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest declared.<br/><br/>In assessing proposals, the authority applied the below weightings to the key criteria to ensure the selection of a provider that best aligned with strategic priorities, delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and sustainable services. The key criteria were assigned weightings based on their importance in achieving the authority’s objectives.<br/><br/>The Authority has considered the 5 Key Criteria as set out under the PSR 2023:<br/><br/>Key Criteria 1: Quality and Innovation;<br/>Key Criteria 2: Value;<br/>Key Criteria 3: Integration, collaboration and service;<br/>Key Criteria 4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice; and<br/>Key Criteria 5: Social Value.<br/><br/>These categories have been incorporated and extended specifically for this procurement into the following key criteria:<br/><br/>Key Criteria 1: Service Delivery Model & Clinical Approach (12.00%)<br/>Key Criteria 2: Value (30.00%)<br/>Key Criteria 3: Integration & Pathway Coordination (4.00%)<br/>Key Criteria 4: Patient Identification, Onboarding & Engagement (13.00%)<br/>Key Criteria 5: Clinical Governance, Safety & Risk Management (9.00%)<br/>Key Criteria 6: Workforce Model & Capability (9.00%)<br/>Key Criteria 7: Digital Platform, Data & Reporting (8.00%)<br/>Key Criteria 8: Outcome Measurement & Commercial Governance (5.00%)<br/>Key Criteria 9: Social Value (Climate Change, 5% and Community Integration, 5%) (10.00%)<br/><br/>Please contact Procurement with any representations.<br/>[email protected]
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
Timeline
29 Jun 2026 → 23 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline117 days ago29 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened117 days ago29 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Notice published93 days ago23 Jul 2026, 09:17 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026- Status changed to complete22 Jul 2026, 18:01 BST
- Procurement method changed22 Jul 2026, 18:01 BST
Published amendments (1)
AD1.3.1 ExplanationThis 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. Represe…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doccla UK Ltd | £9,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 069373-2026-1 · Doccla UK Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2026
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Doccla UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.